Brak River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.10° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Brak River sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Brak River at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (26 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	S 17	SSW 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1277	918	794	648	539	418	918	803	691	742	2228	3467	3945	5650	5007	4524	4027	2177	1953	1900	1848	1676	1402
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NNW	W	W	W	WNW	W	SW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide					2:24PM1.52m				2:25AM1.64m				2:59PM1.64m				3:00AM1.73m				3:30PM1.75m
Low Tide			8:06AM0.62m				8:14PM0.71m				8:40AM0.51m				8:51PM0.62m				9:11AM0.41m				9:23PM0.53m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	20	23	22	21	16	14	14	14	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	13	12	17	21	20	19	13	11	12	12	13	14	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	S 17	SSW 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1277	918	794	648	539	418	918	803	691	742	2228	3467	3945	5650	5007	4524	4027	2177	1953	1900	1848	1676	1402
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 10	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 19	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	—	S 12	S 12
kJ	49	341	337	381	371	289	23	139	341	636	369	6	11	—	—	—	—	—	134	127	—	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	39	38	38	25	37	18	17	16	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	SW 4	SSW 5	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	E 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	16	33	—	—	10	—	—	—	5	293	284	153	284	262	239
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	21	21	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	249	406	338	60	60	60	60	60	60	39
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5				5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	5	5

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