Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 6PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5084 | 5712 | 4287 | 3112 | 2508 | 2045 | 1679 | 1581 | 1310 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 961 | 736 | 625 | 510 | 432 | 418 | 344 | 377 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.50m | 3:14AM1.52m | 3:35PM1.62m | 3:42AM1.59m | 4:01PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.20m | 9:13PM0.24m | 9:22AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:08PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5084 | 5712 | 4287 | 3112 | 2508 | 2045 | 1679 | 1581 | 1310 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 716 | 612 | 533 | 482 | 432 | 418 | 277 | 282 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 572 | 434 | 269 | 45 | 114 | 45 | 178 | 172 | 583 | 79 | 81 | 336 | 472 | 736 | 625 | 510 | 305 | 325 | 344 | 377 | 247 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 82 | 79 | 384 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 121 | 123 | 213 | 178 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 97 | 178 | 368 | 604 | 690 | 665 | — | 501 | 537 | 635 | 961 | — | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 552 | 527 | 191 | 191 | 134 | 134 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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