
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 7AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1087 | 933 | 1072 | 1962 | 1971 | 1689 | 1677 | 1984 | 1760 | 2433 | 1384 | 1282 | 1184 | 1098 | 1026 | 991 | 1018 | 959 | 898 | 799 | 632 | 546 | 396 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.63m | 4:52PM1.75m | 5:05AM1.56m | 5:20PM1.65m | 5:32AM1.47m | 5:46PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.01m | 11:03PM0.06m | 11:06AM0.09m | 11:30PM0.16m | 11:32AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 |
2928 | 2785 | 2680 | 2307 | 1956 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 872 | 1569 | 1384 | 1282 | 1184 | 1098 | 1026 | 991 | 1018 | 959 | 898 | 799 | 632 | 546 | 396 | 400 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | E 11 |
— | 3 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 314 | 303 | 298 | 224 | 250 | 396 | 388 | 361 | 382 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 50 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 92 | 106 | 291 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1087 | 933 | 1072 | 1962 | 1971 | 1689 | 1677 | 1984 | 1760 | 2433 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 173 | 191 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 4 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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