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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 29 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 2.4°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 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
S
15
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3150
3149
2090
1649
1369
1102
797
660
915
4753
5461
5037
4275
4005
3463
24
9
8
8
7
81
86
215
339
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37PM1.44m
2:47AM1.62m
3:07PM1.48m
3:15AM1.63m
3:36PM1.51m
3:43AM1.62m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.22m
9:04AM0.13m
9:05PM0.19m
9:30AM0.11m
9:33PM0.18m
9:57AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
21
23
15
16
14
12
12
13
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
11
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
3150
3149
2090
1649
1369
1102
797
660
915
4753
5461
5037
4275
4005
3463
3056
3010
2964
2786
2667
3038
3809
3673
2515
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
S
15
1.1
S
12
Energy kJ
369
73
279
246
177
742
811
732
494
340
222
130
75
38
38
24
9
8
8
7
81
86
215
339
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
18
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
56
60
298
198
372
17
17
76
826
19
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
7
9
210
153
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
6
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
0
61
4
4
10
3
0
0
0
10
16
16
16
16
16
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
250
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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