Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s 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 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1430 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 874 | 736 | 625 | 474 | 424 | 403 | 344 | 377 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 262 | 229 | 237 | 242 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.62m | 3:42AM1.59m | 4:01PM1.70m | 4:10AM1.63m | 4:28PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:08PM0.08m | 10:14AM-0.00m | 10:37PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
1430 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 599 | 627 | 524 | 474 | 424 | 369 | 318 | 277 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 262 | 229 | 237 | 48 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 |
583 | 501 | 94 | 336 | 513 | 736 | 625 | 441 | 305 | 403 | 344 | 377 | 282 | 242 | 252 | 262 | 260 | 209 | 230 | 242 | 235 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
83 | — | 81 | 79 | 347 | 78 | 77 | 106 | 121 | 123 | 213 | 182 | 92 | 114 | 151 | 239 | 225 | 199 | 164 | 212 | 295 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — |
947 | — | 562 | 588 | 874 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 28 | 49 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 18 | 173 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 136 | 19 | 134 | 19 | 10 |
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