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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 11AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
1.3
NNW
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
8
WSW
14
7
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.7
S
10
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
72
81
52
37
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
106
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
25
NNW
50
NNW
60
NW
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
60
W
55
W
50
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
High Tide
11:22AM1.10m
11:58PM1.31m
12:25PM1.21m
00:46AM1.46m
1:15PM1.33m
1:30AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.50m
6:21AM0.44m
6:22PM0.40m
7:09AM0.29m
7:10PM0.29m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:29
5:28
2
3
3
4
5
8
3
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
16
18
18
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
5
7
5
6
12
10
12
10
9
9
8
11
12
11
8
7
6
4
5
6
7
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
7
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
72
6620
4709
3235
37
50
19455
11654
9523
37
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
14
72
72
52
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
12
1.3
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
4
WSW
12
6
SW
13
8
WSW
14
7
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
7869
81
39
4587
12678
26530
21128
18001
13147
14178
10079
7568
6945
7177
8609
11078
14619
16086
15736
12157
9335
7318
5615
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
3
4
3
2
9
9
6
6
9
9
8
4
4
4
8
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
Distance (km)
16
134
315
449
456
472
173
173
76
252
19
19
16
288
337
498
347
347
588
587
587
136
136
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
6
9
9
9
5
4
5
8
9
5
4
5
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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