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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 20 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 276 | 422 | 1087 | 2930 | 4493 | 4783 | 4824 | 3242 | 2694 | 2053 | 1810 | 1491 | 1355 | 1054 | 841 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.59m | 1:58PM1.44m | 2:12AM1.70m | 2:40PM1.53m | 2:54AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.29m | 7:52AM0.15m | 7:54PM0.19m | 8:33AM0.05m | 8:38PM0.11m | 9:14AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | — | — | 7847 | 5944 | 4852 | 4139 | 3707 | 2988 | 2692 | 2158 | 1853 | 866 | 2930 | 4493 | 4783 | 4824 | 3242 | 2694 | 2053 | 1810 | 1491 | 1355 | 1537 | 1387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 276 | 422 | 1087 | 639 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 829 | 757 | 785 | 634 | 1649 | 1054 | 841 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 12 | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 221 | 224 | 444 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12736 | 10017 | 8696 | — | 5343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1237 | 860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 18 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 191 |
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