Bruces Beauties 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 24.85° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is

18.2°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 8	E 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 18	SSW 17	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	297	186	176	127	120	113	93	107	109	95	93	90	90	565	807	240	240	318	192	157	391
Wind (km/h)	NE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:07PM1.79m				4:31AM1.61m				4:45PM1.71m					5:10AM1.54m				5:26PM1.58m
Low Tide	9:53AM0.03m				10:23PM-0.02m				10:31AM0.07m					11:01PM0.05m				11:12AM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	21	20	21	20	19
Feels °C	17	15	14	15	15	15	17	16	17	17	18	20	18	17	16	16	19	17	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	E 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 18	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	186	133	133	109	101	73	78	107	109	95	93	90	90	565	807	1144	1847	1784	1760	1641	1665
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SSE 9	SSE 8	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—
kJ	130	65	58	88	86	78	93	73	55	42	112	104	100	135	281	240	240	—	192	157	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 10	SW 12	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	E 7	E 7	E 6	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	47	15	15	15	43	37	89	55	80	119	33	23	20	114	204	203	125	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	—	—	W 3	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 10	E 4	E 5	ESE 10
kJ	297	186	176	127	120	113	—	—	6	12	—	—	—	—	34	48	45	318	22	52	391
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Point Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	4	191	191	134	134	43	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	43	43	191	173	43	19
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Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5

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