Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 69 | 189 | 82 | 85 | 42 | 32 | 1128 | 979 | 476 | 310 | 156 | 91 | 54 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.09m | 7:43AM1.01m | 8:04PM0.98m | 10:36AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.61m | 1:51PM0.74m | 3:09AM0.69m | 4:57PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1775 | 2362 | 2294 | 2221 | 2078 | 2027 | 1702 | 1999 | 1999 | 2177 | 32 | 1982 | 979 | 476 | 310 | 156 | 939 | 939 | 855 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 189 | 82 | 85 | 42 | 23 | 25 | 1883 | 46 | 25 | 22 | 91 | 54 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 25 | — | — | 52 | 52 | — | — | 40 | 19 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSE 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 57 | — | — | — | 4694 | 1128 | — | 2878 | 2348 | 2541 | 450 | 321 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 1 | 136 | 19 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 136 | 20 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 173 | 136 | 136 | 16 | 2 |
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