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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
63 | 123 | 202 | 232 | 28 | 28 | 69 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 0 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 173 | 169 | 101 | 63 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.29m | 9:02AM1.11m | 10:00PM1.27m | 10:32AM1.08m | 11:16PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.41m | 3:03AM0.54m | 3:15PM0.48m | 4:35AM0.56m | 4:36PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 63 | 50 | 127 | 125 | 261 | 258 | 331 | 309 | 590 | 565 | 503 | 537 | 520 | 546 | 433 | 263 | 790 | 767 | 628 | 560 | 437 | 437 | 725 | 1107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 106 | 53 | 232 | 123 | 119 | 92 | 115 | 88 | 64 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 297 | 117 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 169 | 203 | 63 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 123 | 202 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 69 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 251 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 173 | 66 | 101 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 158 | 227 | 299 | 285 | 192 | 127 | 93 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 136 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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