Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 6PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 27s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1775 | 1385 | 1022 | 819 | 715 | 691 | 418 | 556 | 712 | 951 | 922 | 1103 | 1159 | 1294 | 1320 | 825 | 1100 | 1055 | 805 | 1034 | 935 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.57m | 3:17AM1.61m | 3:43PM1.70m | 3:56AM1.66m | 4:20PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.13m | 9:13PM0.15m | 9:30AM0.02m | 9:54PM0.06m | 10:06AM-0.04m | 10:31PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1775 | 1385 | 1022 | 769 | 625 | 500 | 311 | 427 | 203 | 340 | 922 | 1009 | 1118 | 1294 | 1320 | 1335 | 1001 | 886 | 1929 | 1737 | 1350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | S 26 | S 10 | SW 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 281 | — | 13 | 8 | 144 | 418 | 536 | 372 | 951 | 237 | 176 | 147 | 103 | 376 | 656 | 1100 | 1055 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 26 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 64 | 8 | 311 | 683 | 712 | — | 43 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 84 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 625 | 708 | 824 | 819 | 715 | 691 | 306 | 556 | 315 | 544 | 898 | 1103 | 1159 | 1083 | 1010 | 825 | 697 | 655 | 805 | 1034 | 935 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 554 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 165 | 173 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 173 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 173 | 173 | 191 | 134 | 134 |
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