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Brak River surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brak River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brak River sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brak River today?
The current surf forecast for Brak River at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Brak River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | |
2180 | 2265 | 2328 | 2877 | 2280 | 2234 | 2260 | 1864 | 2495 | 2624 | 2671 | 2693 | 1817 | 3304 | 3150 | 2668 | 2452 | 2144 | 1398 | 1498 | 1281 | 1086 | 787 | 624 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.85m | 2:04PM1.69m | 2:16AM1.93m | 2:37PM1.76m | 2:48AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.53m | 8:06AM0.43m | 8:03PM0.45m | 8:34AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.39m | 9:00AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 31 | 1923 | 1984 | 2205 | 2280 | 2234 | 2260 | 1864 | 2495 | 2624 | 2671 | 2693 | 1817 | 3304 | 3150 | 2668 | 2452 | 2144 | 1398 | 1498 | 1281 | 1086 | 787 | 560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 120 | 72 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 608 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1155 | 26 | 44 | 110 | 90 | 110 | 493 | 376 | 364 | 166 | 120 | 624 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 79 | 168 | 108 | 129 | 116 | 217 | 261 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2180 | 2265 | 2328 | 2877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 330 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
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