
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 94 | 146 | 191 | 188 | 63 | 87 | 104 | 197 | 401 | 499 | 503 | 771 | 443 | 351 | 305 | 230 | 196 | 165 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.10m | 1:15AM1.15m | 1:42PM1.26m | 1:47AM1.29m | 2:08PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52AM0.62m | 7:17PM0.61m | 7:27AM0.47m | 7:48PM0.46m | 7:55AM0.33m | 8:16PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1075 | 956 | 785 | 772 | 635 | 514 | 514 | 448 | 376 | 278 | 187 | 286 | 374 | 357 | 324 | 481 | 443 | 351 | 305 | 230 | 196 | 165 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
84 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 94 | 146 | 191 | 188 | 211 | 206 | 191 | 63 | 27 | 17 | 61 | 303 | 263 | 259 | 241 | 228 | 194 | 194 | 191 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 7 | 90 | 112 | 133 | 46 | 63 | 87 | 104 | 197 | 401 | 499 | 503 | 771 | — | — | 3 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 20 | 505 | 311 | 43 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 173 | 134 | 134 | 61 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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