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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 7.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
13845 | 15025 | 14046 | 11865 | 11703 | 11013 | 9880 | 9342 | 8417 | 7203 | 6771 | 6058 | 6366 | 6044 | 5661 | 4862 | 4242 | 3614 | 2955 | 2503 | 2069 | 1637 | 1242 | 973 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:13AM1.26m | 6:51PM1.18m | 6:56AM1.16m | 7:54PM1.12m | 8:03AM1.07m | 9:26PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.48m | 12:33PM0.43m | 00:52AM0.58m | 1:24PM0.51m | 2:02AM0.66m | 2:39PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 5355 | — | — | — | 93 | 66 | 9880 | 9342 | 8417 | 7203 | 6771 | 6058 | 6366 | 6044 | 5661 | 4862 | 4242 | 3614 | 2955 | 2503 | 2069 | 1637 | 1242 | 973 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 209 | 289 | 194 | 249 | 241 | 234 | 206 | 432 | 813 | 603 | 856 | 844 | 833 | 810 | 726 | 726 | 573 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | E 10 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 215 | 82 | 152 | 243 | 322 | 209 | 74 | 117 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 305 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 13845 | 15025 | 14046 | 11865 | 11703 | 11013 | 73 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 669 | 511 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 311 | 505 | 527 | 252 | 252 | 136 | 136 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 136 | 136 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 173 | 165 | 4 |
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