Bruces Beauties 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 24.85° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is

17.3° C

Bruces Beauties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	108	106	102	73	72	72	72	95	78	240	400	361	350	344	289	125	198	146	180	133	115	134	115	196
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:31AM1.58m				5:59PM1.68m				6:09AM1.48m				6:38PM1.60m				6:47AM1.37m				7:17PM1.50m
Low Tide	11:30PM0.12m				11:40AM0.04m				00:11AM0.18m				12:17PM0.11m				00:52AM0.27m				12:52PM0.22m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	11	10	11	14	16	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	S 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	1819	2088	2185	2190	1910	1481	1171	1010	804	626	388	356	350	344	1130	1219	777	508	402	295	244	134	115	196
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	E 10	WSW 10	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	S 10
kJ	108	106	102	73	72	72	72	72	72	240	400	361	71	80	289	125	198	269	269	133	115	63	83	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 13	S 11	SSE 10	SE 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	15	36	95	78	72	72	71	24	49	48	48	199	146	180	35	73	33	31	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 10	SW 11
kJ	2207	2555	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	348	377	—	—	—	—	—	319	427	1265	2778	3650
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	16	16	16	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	19	18	16	2	2	2	2	18	19	136	136	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Kleinemonde	Albatross	Super Tubes	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes			Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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