Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
508 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 940 | 679 | 1001 | 752 | 1556 | 2381 | 3785 | 4081 | 4396 | 4075 | 3025 | 2240 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.23m | 2:17AM1.31m | 2:42PM1.37m | 2:46AM1.43m | 3:09PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.48m | 8:31AM0.32m | 8:45PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.20m | 9:13PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
491 | 1850 | 2402 | 2096 | 2368 | 3468 | 2305 | 2412 | 2350 | 3067 | 1643 | 1556 | 2381 | 3785 | 4081 | 4396 | 4075 | 3025 | 2240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
379 | 254 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 940 | 679 | 1001 | 752 | 836 | 1299 | 784 | 572 | 434 | 357 | 151 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
508 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 304 | 504 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 52 | 84 | 157 | 335 | 550 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 134 | 191 | 191 | 552 | 552 | 191 | 191 |
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