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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (20 May)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
437
437
232
498
657
707
737
710
746
703
836
624
359
421
259
227
193
164
138
111
88
232
68
Wind (km/h)
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM1.51m
6:26PM1.44m
6:43AM1.36m
7:25PM1.35m
7:44AM1.22m
8:37PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.22m
12:08PM0.19m
00:36AM0.34m
1:00PM0.31m
1:41AM0.46m
2:01PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
23
24
22
19
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
18
13
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
18
20
23
21
17
14
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.4
SE
8
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
320
241
273
204
154
149
96
94
94
113
125
587
470
359
302
259
227
193
164
138
111
88
68
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SW
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
138
136
131
230
81
55
98
84
118
68
49
158
178
175
170
146
141
139
137
108
106
125
101
261
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
37
34
129
96
16
50
45
48
47
30
23
30
11
14
30
46
67
57
55
51
49
48
232
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.8
WSW
6
Energy kJ
502
437
437
232
498
657
707
737
710
746
703
836
624
421
1
3
7
8
13
12
11
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
191
191
191
191
191
191
134
134
134
134
43
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
4
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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