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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)--
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
0.1
S
20
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
14
1.6
S
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
7
276
416
1087
4164
4594
5152
3805
3244
2659
2084
1838
1514
1339
1054
841
726
628
547
464
363
344
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM1.44m
2:12AM1.70m
2:40PM1.53m
2:54AM1.76m
3:22PM1.59m
3:36AM1.77m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.19m
8:33AM0.05m
8:38PM0.11m
9:14AM-0.01m
9:21PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
12
14
13
14
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
16
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2
SW
12
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
3425
2988
2591
2039
1745
1074
4164
4594
5152
3805
3244
2659
2084
1838
1514
1811
1515
1387
1164
996
816
754
617
627
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
14
1.6
S
15
1.8
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
15
7
276
416
1087
844
67
66
127
955
862
828
843
728
1339
1054
841
726
628
547
464
363
344
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
1.5
S
11
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
0.4
S
14
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
15
12
533
145
221
227
432
590
63
77
82
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
0.6
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
1
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.4
E
6
Energy kJ
771
7
19
39
70
69
143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
2
2
4
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
16
16
1
0
0
0
16
16
19
19
0
0
0
2
3
4
68
191
134
134
134
43
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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