Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 6AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2045 | 1679 | 1581 | 1430 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 649 | 893 | 625 | 472 | 369 | 403 | 344 | 377 | 418 | 384 | 390 | 319 | 262 | 277 | 233 | 244 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14AM1.52m | 3:35PM1.62m | 3:42AM1.59m | 4:01PM1.70m | 4:10AM1.63m | 4:28PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:08PM0.08m | 10:14AM-0.00m | 10:37PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2045 | 1679 | 1581 | 1430 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 649 | 614 | 524 | 472 | 369 | 318 | 271 | 277 | 418 | 384 | 390 | 319 | 262 | 277 | 233 | 244 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
45 | 178 | 172 | 583 | 79 | 81 | 336 | 513 | 722 | 625 | 441 | 305 | 403 | 344 | 377 | 288 | 247 | 257 | 267 | 260 | 209 | 230 | 212 | 290 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
— | — | — | 83 | — | 79 | 79 | 347 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 121 | 123 | 213 | 144 | 92 | 114 | 151 | 239 | 222 | 199 | 164 | 126 | 93 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
587 | 690 | 724 | 947 | 489 | 537 | 575 | — | 893 | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 44 | 59 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 136 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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