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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | |
588 | 603 | 526 | 686 | 569 | 318 | 233 | 196 | 160 | 131 | 108 | 111 | 123 | 202 | 232 | 326 | 97 | 95 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:43AM1.36m | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:44AM1.22m | 8:37PM1.29m | 9:02AM1.11m | 10:00PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.34m | 1:00PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.46m | 2:01PM0.41m | 3:03AM0.54m | 3:15PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 94 | 603 | 526 | 476 | 422 | 318 | 233 | 196 | 160 | 131 | 108 | 111 | 71 | 55 | 232 | 326 | 258 | 273 | 309 | 590 | 565 | 562 | 537 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 118 | 113 | 125 | 120 | 208 | 205 | 199 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 132 | 106 | 104 | 41 | 82 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 38 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 68 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 66 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 123 | 202 | 82 | 30 | 80 | 28 | 64 | 16 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | W 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 588 | — | — | 686 | 569 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 51 | 107 | 352 | 604 | 557 | 484 | 471 | 359 | 256 | 144 | 71 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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