Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.1
S
20
0.8
S
14
1
S
15
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
40
50
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
268
422
1208
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
35
W
40
W
35
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
60
W
60
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:25PM1.21m
00:46AM1.46m
1:15PM1.33m
1:30AM1.59m
1:58PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.40m
7:09AM0.29m
7:10PM0.29m
7:52AM0.15m
7:54PM0.19m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:27
6
9
4
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
10
10
11
10
11
11
8
7
6
4
4
5
8
8
9
8
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
9904
8784
7441
43
40
50
29
4676
3840
3221
2798
2416
2004
1776
944
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.8
S
14
1
S
15
1.7
S
14
Energy kJ
15
7
268
422
1208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
1.4
S
11
Energy kJ
15
12
441
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
6.5
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
15913
11500
8352
7113
8137
10397
12394
14378
15453
14817
11592
8709
7001
5443
5173
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
5
4
3
8
3
4
6
9
4
4
4
7
8
6
9
5
5
4
4
2
2
4
Distance (km)
19
511
19
76
76
16
311
366
366
366
658
587
252
136
16
16
16
16
16
16
1
0
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
4
8
8
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
9
6
7
8
4
4
6
9
5
5
4
7
8
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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