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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
E
1.3
SSW
0.3
E
1.3
SSW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)168888999567818181881691699101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177102111122614147162743641782432378814870151617169
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
30
SW
20
SW
5
SW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
10
NW
20
NW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
1.66
4:32AM
1.81
4:55PM
1.61
5:11AM
1.71
5:35PM
1.52
5:53AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
-0.08
10:18PM
-0.00
10:48AM
-0.03
10:57PM
0.07
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.18
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C191918181716161722212019191515151617171716151515
Feels °C (?)111213171412121319171617156445791211111111
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