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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
9
9
8
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
1.7
SSW
0.3
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1899915912111111101091212121313131415161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178231315133215222510202019140000009921112771100497908545
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
1.52
5:53AM
1.55
6:21PM
1.39
6:40AM
1.37
7:18PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.18
12:09PM
0.21
12:26AM
0.34
12:59PM
0.37
1:29AM
0.50
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:49---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1------1---
Temp. °C161517171717161514141819181717161616171617171716
Feels °C (?)656691212121111141210987779913151514
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