Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 723 | 644 | 650 | 748 | 860 | 362 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:12AM0.92m | 10:37PM0.99m | 12:36PM0.95m | 00:51AM1.06m | 1:39PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.74m | 5:56AM0.71m | 6:33PM0.73m | 7:26AM0.59m | 7:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1742 | 1524 | 1324 | 723 | 644 | 650 | 748 | 860 | 362 | 5 | 5 | 718 | 625 | 5 | 1627 | 1599 | 1542 | 1376 | 1183 | 819 | 1677 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 4 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 483 | 458 | 329 | 323 | 157 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 104 | 336 | 560 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 10 | 14 | — | 1466 | 2293 | 2602 | 544 | 507 | 1562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 77 | 505 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 3 | 19 | 250 | 173 | 134 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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