
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 8AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 474 | 483 | 573 | 805 | 1206 | 1355 | 1342 | 1245 | 1015 | 1016 | 1148 | 678 | 805 | 805 | 921 | 678 | 598 | 492 | 441 | 331 | 282 | 237 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:19AM1.54m | 5:36PM1.62m | 5:57AM1.42m | 6:16PM1.46m | 6:42AM1.27m | 7:06PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.06m | 11:20AM0.13m | 11:51PM0.17m | 11:59AM0.26m | 00:33AM0.33m | 12:46PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
320 | 273 | 207 | 303 | 335 | 461 | 469 | 308 | 273 | 202 | 859 | 732 | 678 | 161 | 148 | 752 | 678 | 598 | 492 | 441 | 331 | 282 | 237 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 |
144 | 73 | 269 | 228 | 466 | 453 | 379 | 304 | 308 | 299 | 246 | 242 | 166 | 69 | 51 | 120 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 140 | 108 | 101 | 99 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 11 |
71 | 155 | 173 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 140 | 92 | — | — | 36 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 84 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — |
255 | 474 | 483 | 573 | 805 | 1206 | 1355 | 1342 | 1245 | 1015 | 1016 | 1148 | — | 805 | 805 | 921 | 5 | 33 | 43 | 39 | 54 | 131 | 77 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 134 | 165 | 173 | 173 | 191 | 191 | 134 | 134 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 18 | 134 | 134 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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