
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 130 | 159 | 188 | 152 | 129 | 113 | 137 | 125 | 128 | 123 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 99 | 56 | 56 | 125 | 112 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10AM1.59m | 4:20PM1.69m | 4:37AM1.54m | 4:47PM1.59m | 5:05AM1.46m | 5:14PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.09m | 10:31PM0.08m | 10:36AM0.16m | 10:57PM0.15m | 11:03AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
841 | 813 | 869 | 188 | 855 | 855 | 778 | 851 | 850 | 1100 | 1100 | 1015 | 959 | 804 | 745 | 774 | 639 | 569 | 469 | 469 | 441 | 664 | 1266 | 1475 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
108 | 130 | 159 | — | 152 | 129 | 50 | 111 | 125 | 128 | 123 | 92 | 90 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 56 | 120 | 125 | 94 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | E 9 | SW 14 | E 8 | NE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 137 | 39 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 56 | 218 | 112 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1076 | 44 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 99 | 12 | 22 | — | — | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 2 | 19 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
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