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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.8°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 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 6.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 20 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
36 | 39 | 51 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 276 | 422 | 1087 | 2930 | 4493 | 4683 | 4717 | 3199 | 2659 | 2223 | 1834 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.33m | 1:30AM1.59m | 1:58PM1.44m | 2:12AM1.70m | 2:40PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:10PM0.29m | 7:52AM0.15m | 7:54PM0.19m | 8:33AM0.05m | 8:38PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 36 | 39 | 51 | 29 | — | — | 8053 | 6118 | 4852 | 4139 | 3552 | 3102 | 2692 | 2039 | 1886 | 924 | 2930 | 4493 | 4683 | 4717 | 3199 | 2659 | 2223 | 1834 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 20 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 276 | 422 | 1087 | 639 | 67 | 66 | 132 | 829 | 757 | 713 | 595 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 12 | 545 | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 224 | 224 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13450 | 15693 | 16449 | 15914 | 12736 | 10017 | — | — | 5343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 673 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 347 | 662 | 588 | 587 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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