Bruces Beauties 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 24.85° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is

16.2°C

Bruces Beauties 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 Bruces Beauties today (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).
	Thu 24					Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 9	SE 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	346	763	1254	1534	1447	1449	1289	1162	128	140	91	89	89	67	864	422	537	1447	44	54	27
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	S	E	ENE	E	E	SE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off
High Tide			2:34PM1.56m				2:45AM1.52m				3:00PM1.69m				3:13AM1.60m				3:28PM1.78m
Low Tide	8:21AM0.21m				8:43PM0.18m				8:47AM0.10m				9:11PM0.07m				9:15AM0.03m				9:40PM-0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	19	20	19	18	18	18	19	20	19	20	18	19	21	20	20	18	19	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	17	16	14	15	16	19	21	17	18	14	16	20	21	22	19	18	18	17	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	203	763	1254	1534	1447	1449	1289	1162	1028	864	782	694	683	769	864	568	568	1447	1626	1836	1760
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 7	SW 10	S 7	SSE 7	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	E 7
kJ	346	147	48	100	55	29	233	186	128	140	91	89	89	67	57	422	537	42	40	54	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSW 16	W 4	WSW 4	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 11	S 9	S 11	S 10
kJ	89	85	48	—	49	—	28	—	16	13	7	5	84	9	6	55	37	22	44	20	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 8	SE 7	ESE 7	E 6	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	SSE 4	S 4
kJ	103	173	301	311	202	247	—	—	—	—	36	27	14	—	—	—	—	—	37	10	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	183	43	43	366	505	134	134	43	18	0	4	19	19	19	0	1	4	4	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3					4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9

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