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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | |
1514 | 1355 | 1054 | 833 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 363 | 342 | 231 | 235 | 233 | 182 | 250 | 255 | 257 | 268 | 144 | 216 | 137 | 119 | 161 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.59m | 3:36AM1.77m | 4:04PM1.60m | 4:19AM1.73m | 4:48PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.07m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.07m | 10:37AM0.02m | 10:52PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1514 | 1712 | 1640 | 1387 | 1164 | 996 | 816 | 754 | 617 | 627 | 538 | 538 | 472 | 378 | 384 | 397 | 501 | 501 | 552 | 632 | 451 | 936 | 984 | 878 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 771 | 1355 | 1054 | 833 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 363 | 342 | 231 | 235 | 233 | 182 | 250 | 255 | 257 | 268 | 144 | 216 | 137 | 45 | 161 | 238 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 14 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 |
| kJ | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 258 | 99 | 64 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 54 | 64 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | 36 | 119 | 23 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 43 | 173 | 173 | 134 | 134 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 18 |
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