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 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 141 | 189 | 57 | 226 | 478 | 428 | 522 | 3280 | 2971 | 126 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.12m | 6:46PM1.09m | 7:43AM1.01m | 8:04PM0.98m | 10:36AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.61m | 1:51PM0.74m | 3:09AM0.69m | 4:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 869 | 1007 | 1160 | 1160 | 1380 | 1674 | 2235 | 2065 | 1789 | 1860 | 1702 | 1702 | 2065 | 2107 | 1643 | 1751 | 1751 | 12 | 9 | 126 | 75 | 1013 | 939 | 1584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 141 | 189 | 57 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 478 | 428 | 522 | 3280 | 2971 | 2538 | 2513 | 440 | 311 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 134 | 136 | 19 | 4 | 77 | 198 | 262 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 173 | 173 | 252 | 136 | 16 | 2 |
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