
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 163 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 84 | 84 | 133 | 65 | 112 | 137 | 133 | 191 | 188 | 129 | 170 | 205 | 269 | 388 | 588 | 373 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 12:14PM0.95m | 00:27AM1.01m | 1:11PM1.10m | 1:15AM1.15m | 1:42PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.74m | 6:21PM0.75m | 6:52AM0.62m | 7:17PM0.61m | 7:27AM0.47m | 7:48PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
881 | 1914 | 2317 | 2238 | 1890 | 1749 | 1498 | 1286 | 1185 | 1003 | 956 | 785 | 772 | 635 | 514 | 455 | 448 | 337 | 278 | 220 | 286 | 424 | 420 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
196 | 163 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 51 | 94 | 126 | 191 | 188 | 211 | 206 | 191 | 102 | 40 | 357 | 319 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 15 | WSW 11 | S 14 |
344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 46 | 17 | 40 | 60 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 8 | 112 | 137 | 133 | 60 | 80 | 129 | 170 | 205 | 269 | 388 | 588 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 366 | 191 | 191 | 165 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 165 | 134 | 173 | 0 | 4 |
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