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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 Apr 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 2.5°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 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
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 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
162 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 1273 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 5352 | 5201 | 5470 | 6199 | 6056 | 5289 | 5719 | 6412 | 4721 | 5008 | 4441 | 3193 | 2760 | 2132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:05AM1.40m | 1:28PM1.28m | 1:44AM1.50m | 2:05PM1.37m | 2:17AM1.57m | 2:37PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.36m | 7:29PM0.34m | 8:06AM0.26m | 8:04PM0.27m | 8:36AM0.18m | 8:35PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 162 | 125 | 94 | 69 | 48 | 1273 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 6056 | 5289 | 5719 | 6412 | 4721 | 5008 | 4441 | 3193 | 2760 | 2132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | WSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 13 | — | — | 50 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1145 | 1151 | 18 | 554 | 18 | 18 | 355 | 279 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 18 | 18 | 58 | 54 | 102 | 294 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3922 | 4176 | 3693 | 3738 | 3908 | 3003 | 4709 | 5326 | 5210 | 5436 | 5352 | 5201 | 5470 | 6199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 684 | 662 | 601 | 601 | 580 | 580 | 250 | 173 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 173 | 136 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
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