Bruces Beauties 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 24.85° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is

18.2° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 3PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	7s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	SSW 15	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	263	457	540	426	627	294	336	324	322	322	476	451	450	459	459	508	518	508	502	568	368	467	601
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE
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	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide					4:02PM1.51m				4:06AM1.53m				4:30PM1.58m				4:34AM1.56m				4:58PM1.62m
Low Tide			9:49AM0.16m				10:04PM0.24m				10:17AM0.10m				10:33PM0.20m				10:44AM0.07m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	9	8	9	10	11	10	11	13	13	11	12	11	12	11	11	11	10	9	8	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1788	1613	1387	1429	1347	1444	1444	1444	1327	1308	1127	1110	1011	996	996	919	933	834	732	591	504	430	374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	—	S 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	627	—	6	324	322	322	329	451	450	459	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	263	457	540	426	328	294	336	—	—	—	476	—	—	—	459	508	518	508	502	568	368	467	601
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	165	165	191	191	191	43	43	3	2	3	43	68	191	191	43	43	43	43	165	191	191	134	134
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)						Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista			Mtati	Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)						4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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