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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 24 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
56 | 55 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 169 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 46 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.08m | 11:16PM1.29m | 11:50AM1.11m | 00:16AM1.34m | 12:48PM1.18m | 1:02AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.51m | 5:46PM0.49m | 6:48AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 433 | 486 | 790 | 767 | 628 | 495 | 437 | 437 | 736 | 1244 | 1561 | 1968 | 2492 | 2880 | 2708 | 2385 | 1876 | 1632 | 1408 | 1185 | 1060 | 925 | 910 | 993 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 297 | 251 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 169 | 203 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 127 | 66 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 17 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 30 | 46 | — | — | — | 12 | 48 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 46 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 134 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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