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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
6
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
0.1
S
20
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
1.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
40
51
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
209
343
825
2441
4333
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
60
W
60
W
55
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:25PM1.21m
00:46AM1.46m
1:15PM1.33m
1:30AM1.59m
1:58PM1.44m
2:12AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.40m
7:09AM0.29m
7:10PM0.29m
7:52AM0.15m
7:54PM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:27
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
13
10
10
10
9
6
6
5
4
6
8
9
10
9
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5
SW
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2
SW
12
2.4
S
14
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
9647
8762
32
40
51
29
9099
7251
5466
4524
3840
3368
2798
2416
2004
1745
1055
2441
4333
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.8
SW
11
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
7
209
343
825
799
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
1.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
15
12
469
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
6
SW
12
6.5
SW
12
6.5
SW
12
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
6
SW
13
2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
8654
8406
9283
10353
12280
13462
14961
14688
12157
996
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
3
5
4
4
9
6
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
4
4
5
Distance (km)
16
136
76
337
366
440
366
347
529
587
547
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
1
0
0
0
2
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
3
9
8
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
9
5
4
5
9
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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