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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 12PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
19 | 5020 | 4712 | 4784 | 4852 | 4772 | 4731 | 4176 | 4876 | 5803 | 4896 | 3677 | 3150 | 2760 | 2329 | 1743 | 1430 | 1177 | 811 | 701 | 987 | 4607 | 5299 | 5119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.57m | 2:37PM1.44m | 2:47AM1.62m | 3:07PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.26m | 8:04PM0.27m | 8:36AM0.18m | 8:35PM0.22m | 9:04AM0.13m | 9:05PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4772 | 4731 | 4176 | 4876 | 5803 | 4896 | 3677 | 3150 | 2760 | 2329 | 1743 | 1430 | 1177 | 811 | 701 | 987 | 4607 | 5299 | 5119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 362 | 299 | 305 | 246 | 208 | 204 | 742 | 811 | 651 | 423 | 340 | 222 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 18 | 42 | 18 | 56 | 102 | 298 | 198 | 372 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 595 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 5122 | 5020 | 4712 | 4784 | 4852 | — | — | 792 | 590 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 136 | 136 | 252 | 136 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 61 | 43 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
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