Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 69 | 189 | 93 | 85 | 2563 | 4861 | 2303 | 489 | 327 | 142 | 77 | 50 | 51 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.09m | 7:43AM1.01m | 8:04PM0.98m | 10:36AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.61m | 1:51PM0.74m | 3:09AM0.69m | 4:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1324 | 22 | 1775 | 2235 | 2177 | 1999 | 1966 | 1945 | 1702 | 1999 | 1999 | 2563 | 14 | 34 | 489 | 327 | 142 | 77 | 939 | 869 | 855 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 69 | 189 | 16 | 85 | 25 | — | — | 40 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 50 | 51 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 61 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1474 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 72 | 93 | — | 501 | 4861 | 2303 | 2660 | 2011 | 2320 | 2442 | 363 | 321 | 248 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 136 | 134 | 18 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 77 | 0 | 19 | 183 | 250 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 173 | 136 | 136 | 16 | 2 |
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