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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
S
6
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
624
503
310
227
163
127
100
83
86
67
202
232
0
322
69
90
87
85
69
57
57
57
23
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
on
on
cross-on
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
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:25PM1.35m
7:44AM1.22m
8:37PM1.29m
9:02AM1.11m
10:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.31m
1:41AM0.46m
2:01PM0.41m
3:03AM0.54m
3:15PM0.48m
4:35AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
22
25
25
19
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
20
23
24
17
13
14
14
13
14
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
SW
11
1.5
WSW
7
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
476
368
310
227
163
127
100
83
86
67
54
125
218
322
331
309
590
565
503
537
520
488
264
303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
E
11
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
120
208
205
199
175
141
139
134
132
104
104
232
261
97
117
115
87
97
69
49
30
34
297
251
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
E
8
0.7
SW
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
S
6
0.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
30
13
14
26
46
66
57
55
52
49
202
41
123
70
69
90
18
85
58
57
57
57
23
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
0.4
WNW
2
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
624
503
2
12
16
39
74
159
367
387
155
144
189
151
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
4
4
3
2
2
18
2
16
19
77
134
19
19
16
16
2
10
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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