Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

17.0°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 9PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1794	1592	1372	1146	916	798	631	487	408	294	253	196	188	192	225	216	173	141	126	123	100
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	WSW	WNW	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	NW	SW	SW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		1:51PM1.97m					2:11AM1.86m				2:22PM2.11m				2:43AM1.97m				2:55PM2.21m
Low Tide					8:06PM0.36m				8:08AM0.37m				8:37PM0.24m				8:40AM0.28m				9:10PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	16	17	18	17	18	20	19	17	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	18	19	18	16	18	17	17	15	17	16	16	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8
kJ	1794	1592	1372	1146	916	798	631	487	408	294	253	196	188	192	225	216	173	141	126	123	100
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	73	78	55	53	53	38	37	38	25	24	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	11	9	5	5	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	60	275	60	40	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	60	60	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point		Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5

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