Bruces Beauties 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 24.85° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is

17.7° C

Bruces Beauties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	1	2	1	3	2	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	407	407	400	393	433	418	493	546	352	1835	2689	242	242	270	270	226	186	190	197	215	199
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:57PM1.37m					8:11AM1.13m				8:45PM1.24m				9:11AM1.03m				9:52PM1.14m
Low Tide		1:29PM0.35m					2:16AM0.49m				2:10PM0.49m				3:11AM0.58m				3:06PM0.61m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	16	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	12	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	15	14	11	11	11	12	12	11	10	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	ESE 11	SW 10	ESE 11	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	804	920	676	466	549	418	388	382	1396	1835	2689	2775	2723	2345	2045	1651	1474	1319	1189	1200	1305
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	WSW 10	ESE 11	SW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12
kJ	407	407	400	393	433	314	396	290	352	305	281	242	242	270	270	226	186	190	197	204	199
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	—	—	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 4	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 7
kJ	209	136	239	255	82	176	493	546	8	—	—	7	7	7	7	7	—	6	167	215	22
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5
kJ	1080	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	45	82	78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	1	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	4	0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	173	43	61	43	4	3	10	19	134	134	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes	Kromme Rivermouth	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Mtati	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Riet River			Magna Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5

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