Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 72 | 95 | 78 | 190 | 407 | 367 | 335 | 348 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 240 | 279 | 207 | 257 | 268 | 240 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.68m | 6:09AM1.48m | 6:38PM1.60m | 6:47AM1.37m | 7:17PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:17PM0.11m | 00:52AM0.27m | 12:52PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1481 | 1171 | 1010 | 804 | 626 | 432 | 348 | 335 | 348 | 624 | 723 | 632 | 508 | 388 | 334 | 257 | 268 | 240 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 190 | 407 | 367 | 71 | 49 | 295 | 235 | 231 | 240 | 279 | 207 | 281 | 50 | 50 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 36 | 95 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 37 | 35 | 97 | 153 | 202 | 238 | 269 | 295 | 51 | 31 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 341 | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | 846 | 2784 | 3236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 250 | 173 | 136 |
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