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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today?
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 4PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | SSW 18 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | |
33 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 578 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.18m | 1:02AM1.39m | 1:32PM1.25m | 1:42AM1.44m | 2:10PM1.31m | 2:17AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.45m | 7:30AM0.36m | 7:27PM0.41m | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:05PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 33 | 1018 | 907 | 742 | 730 | 718 | 961 | 1787 | 1568 | 1632 | 1632 | 1408 | 4466 | 4427 | 4016 | 3772 | 4169 | 4978 | 5676 | 5774 | 5676 | 5459 | 4699 | 4395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 188 | 156 | 365 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 578 | 1501 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 258 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2402 | 326 | 294 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
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