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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (30 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (30 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
23
34
54
62
61
64
84
77
68
92
106
77
77
77
61
78
115
160
178
35
41
29
31
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
5
N
5
S
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
30
WSW
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:17PM1.40m
3:24AM1.50m
3:49PM1.42m
3:56AM1.49m
4:22PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.22m
9:14PM0.30m
9:39AM0.20m
9:47PM0.29m
10:10AM0.20m
10:20PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
17
19
24
25
24
25
24
23
21
21
22
21
21
21
19
13
14
17
18
17
16
16
16
14
15
16
22
23
23
23
22
20
18
19
20
21
20
20
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1919
1668
1537
1395
1259
1019
913
761
761
833
1042
1118
986
899
869
723
666
497
497
533
675
798
882
1246
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
23
18
54
62
61
64
59
70
68
92
99
77
77
77
61
78
63
46
178
35
41
29
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
7
27
26
26
115
160
37
22
21
21
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
37
34
84
77
65
70
106
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
3
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
10
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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