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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bruces Beauties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today?
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 1PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | NNW 5 | SE 12 | |
3318 | 2700 | 2318 | 1938 | 1637 | 1264 | 1131 | 894 | 690 | 572 | 408 | 304 | 200 | 122 | 122 | 74 | 92 | 92 | 72 | 373 | 418 | 50 | 133 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.07m | 9:26PM1.11m | 9:48AM1.04m | 10:56PM1.18m | 11:22AM1.10m | 11:58PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.57m | 3:46AM0.67m | 4:09PM0.56m | 5:19AM0.58m | 5:24PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | WSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 3318 | 2700 | 2318 | 1938 | 1637 | 1264 | 1131 | 894 | 690 | 572 | 408 | 304 | 1045 | 122 | 122 | 74 | 92 | 6403 | 4509 | 2698 | 2296 | 4629 | 10115 | 11214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 856 | 844 | 833 | 810 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 534 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 290 | 200 | 37 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 92 | 72 | 373 | 418 | 50 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 9 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | SW 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 258 | 15 | — | 20 | 21 | 9 | 31 | 290 | 46 | 78 | 15 | — | 8 | 6 | 72 | 37 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 136 | 2002 | 3448 | 5330 | 6863 | 8011 | 7549 | — | 29 | 17 | 38 | 133 | 13901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 173 | 165 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 213 | 134 | 2 | 16 | 498 | 627 | 134 | 3 | 315 | 449 | 435 | 136 | 19 | 136 |
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