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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 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
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (29 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (29 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
163
158
127
98
51
72
68
52
59
37
56
57
57
40
38
44
39
50
55
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
35
W
45
W
30
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:10PM1.31m
2:17AM1.47m
2:44PM1.36m
2:51AM1.49m
3:17PM1.40m
3:24AM1.50m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.37m
8:37AM0.25m
8:40PM0.33m
9:08AM0.22m
9:14PM0.30m
9:39AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
21
16
13
13
11
10
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
17
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
6068
6383
6723
6533
5807
5380
4362
3761
3216
2822
2462
2103
1810
1668
1438
1319
1173
1019
841
827
761
992
1075
1136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
163
158
127
51
33
18
56
57
57
40
38
44
39
50
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
21
27
13
1
1
23
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
0.6
E
4
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
98
9
72
68
52
59
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
1
16
16
16
76
61
68
68
191
165
134
134
43
4
3
68
68
4
4
3
4
3
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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