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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
43
39
50
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
218
346
522
2725
3197
3989
4683
4824
Wind (km/h)
45
W
50
WSW
50
W
50
W
55
W
60
W
60
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:46AM1.46m
1:15PM1.33m
1:30AM1.59m
1:58PM1.44m
2:12AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.40m
7:09AM0.29m
7:10PM0.29m
7:52AM0.15m
7:54PM0.19m
8:33AM0.05m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:27
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
10
8
8
7
6
4
3
5
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
43
39
50
29
9506
7603
5849
4699
4001
3552
3102
2692
2039
1919
2725
3197
3989
4683
4824
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
S
15
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
218
346
522
710
625
230
31
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
12
31
41
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
6.5
SW
13
7
WSW
13
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6
SW
13
Energy kJ
8398
8601
9393
11445
13912
15819
16718
16361
12641
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
7
9
4
4
4
9
5
6
5
5
5
4
2
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
522
522
440
440
337
337
588
587
252
16
19
16
16
16
16
19
0
0
0
0
16
16
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
9
9
8
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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