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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
20.9° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
3
2
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SE
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.2
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.5
E
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010147131345615121212121212161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7251735163564862216310711891049568010617273472287890893772176622372738
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
E
0
WSW
10
W
25
WSW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
1.59
5:14AM
1.64
5:18PM
1.57
5:44AM
1.65
5:50PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.18
10:59PM
0.04
11:18AM
0.17
11:28PM
0.04
11:52AM
0.18
11:58PM
0.08
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:30------
Sunset----7:32-------7:32-------7:31---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182021212019191817182122222120201920222221202020
Feels °C (?)151919181716161514141617171819222121201714141616
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