
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
255 | 263 | 290 | 282 | 298 | 286 | 289 | 367 | 601 | 671 | 690 | 708 | 615 | 553 | 477 | 392 | 356 | 313 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.22m | 6:56AM1.08m | 7:12PM1.07m | 7:53AM0.94m | 9:03PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.54m | 12:57PM0.62m | 1:42AM0.67m | 2:03PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 |
1500 | 1189 | 1094 | 1013 | 1013 | 1094 | 997 | 980 | 687 | 866 | 1021 | 940 | 851 | 553 | 477 | 392 | 356 | 661 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 |
108 | 106 | 212 | — | 98 | 73 | — | — | 352 | — | — | — | 31 | 730 | 695 | 624 | 614 | 313 | 486 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 121 | — | 382 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
255 | 263 | 290 | 282 | 298 | 286 | 289 | 367 | 601 | 671 | 690 | 708 | 615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 176 | 176 | 191 | 191 | 592 | 588 | 191 | 165 | 165 | 134 | 134 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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