Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1838
1514
1355
1054
833
726
628
547
464
363
344
231
233
237
182
250
255
253
268
110
171
177
99
144
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:54AM1.76m
3:22PM1.59m
3:36AM1.77m
4:04PM1.60m
4:19AM1.73m
4:48PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:14AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.07m
9:55AM-0.02m
10:06PM0.07m
10:37AM0.02m
10:52PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
15
15
14
14
15
13
14
12
13
15
15
18
19
17
16
16
15
16
16
20
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
1838
1514
1712
1640
1387
1269
1094
904
754
617
627
610
521
464
436
384
397
563
572
623
632
701
799
862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
13
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
843
771
1355
1054
833
726
628
547
464
363
344
231
233
237
182
250
255
253
268
110
171
177
99
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SSE
14
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
227
432
23
67
72
62
64
66
51
40
41
31
32
32
33
34
23
24
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
22
56
64
53
4
8
6
36
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
Distance (km)
0
2
3
43
173
173
134
134
10
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
77
77
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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