Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

15.8°C

Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Brak River today (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Evening (04 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 4								Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	1	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 17	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	198	191	177	334	540	784	555	588	826	756	649	555	471	456	442	494	503	431	1228	669	1137	1289	1611	3340
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	SW	WSW	WNW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				10:05AM1.41m					11:01PM1.42m				12:00PM1.55m				00:34AM1.55m				1:02PM1.75m
Low Tide		3:28AM0.88m					5:05PM0.91m				5:49AM0.81m				6:39PM0.74m				6:53AM0.66m				7:30PM0.55m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	19	20	20	18	20	20	20	23	28	30	20	18	18	17	15	15	14	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	13	14	17	16	17	18	21	20	19	22	27	28	17	18	18	15	12	11	9	10	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SW 11	ESE 6	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 9	SW 16	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 16
kJ	75	191	155	216	250	303	237	462	452	439	404	417	371	313	221	494	503	431	162	669	505	800	754	3340
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	—	SW 10	—	WSW 12	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	E 9	SW 17	SSW 17	SW 16	E 9
kJ	198	—	177	—	14	—	213	569	826	756	649	555	471	456	442	212	184	197	—	169	1137	1289	1611	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—	—	SW 20	SSW 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 11	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	—
kJ	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	—	—	—	15	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	97	173	180	147	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	SE 6	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 4	SW 13	SW 8	SW 8	—	—	—
kJ	127	116	—	334	540	784	555	588	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	6	1228	549	885	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	5
Distance (km)	39	60	60	60	60	60	39	0	3	21	3	21	0	60	0	0	0	40	77	280	7	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4		4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	8	8	9	9	4	4	4	4	7	9	9

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