Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 3AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1078 | 1350 | 1268 | 1294 | 1320 | 716 | 1100 | 1055 | 699 | 870 | 733 | 687 | 848 | 692 | 356 | 305 | 260 | 396 | 271 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.70m | 3:56AM1.66m | 4:20PM1.78m | 4:32AM1.66m | 4:54PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.06m | 10:06AM-0.04m | 10:31PM0.03m | 10:39AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
922 | 1009 | 1118 | 1294 | 1320 | 1335 | 1001 | 886 | 1929 | 1737 | 1489 | 687 | 582 | 450 | 356 | 305 | 260 | 265 | 271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
247 | 176 | 121 | 104 | 376 | 656 | 1100 | 1055 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1225 | 1082 | 1055 | 930 | 894 | 831 | 757 | 746 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 31 | 30 | 31 | 84 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
1078 | 1350 | 1268 | 1188 | 986 | 716 | 655 | 655 | 699 | 870 | 733 | — | 848 | 692 | — | — | — | 396 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 191 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 173 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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