
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | 19 | 3514 | 2936 | 2421 | 1874 | 1517 | 1164 | 988 | 846 | 799 | 82 | 96 | 99 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.35m | 1:52PM1.57m | 2:12AM1.47m | 2:24PM1.69m | 2:45AM1.56m | 2:56PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.27m | 8:08PM0.17m | 8:09AM0.16m | 8:40PM0.05m | 8:43AM0.08m | 9:13PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
19 | 3435 | 3794 | 3514 | 2936 | 2421 | 1874 | 1517 | 1164 | 988 | 846 | 799 | 548 | 399 | 391 | 362 | 311 | 305 | 305 | 279 | 305 | 293 | 235 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 82 | 96 | 99 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 26 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
3200 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 43 | 54 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 523 | 191 | 165 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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