Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
267 | 229 | 233 | 199 | 205 | 166 | 166 | 160 | 121 | 86 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 78 | 78 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.75m | 4:38AM1.63m | 4:56PM1.76m | 5:08AM1.59m | 5:26PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM-0.00m | 10:37PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.00m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
267 | 229 | 233 | 199 | 205 | 166 | 589 | 272 | 406 | 929 | 712 | 1550 | 1347 | 1250 | 1141 | 1074 | 913 | 897 | 807 | 731 | 718 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
260 | 209 | 230 | 212 | 93 | 139 | 166 | 160 | 121 | 342 | 558 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 78 | 78 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
222 | 30 | 164 | 126 | 42 | 66 | 45 | 37 | 35 | 86 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 22 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 481 | 59 | 87 | 235 | 301 | 306 | 985 | 925 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 134 | 134 | 19 | 136 | 134 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 4 | 4 |
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