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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
18.2° 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 10AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1087 | 4164 | 4892 | 5269 | 3516 | 3244 | 2659 | 2084 | 1838 | 1514 | 1355 | 1054 | 841 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 363 | 344 | 231 | 235 | 237 | 182 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.70m | 2:40PM1.53m | 2:54AM1.76m | 3:22PM1.59m | 3:36AM1.77m | 4:04PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.05m | 8:38PM0.11m | 9:14AM-0.01m | 9:21PM0.07m | 9:55AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1074 | 4164 | 4892 | 5269 | 3516 | 3244 | 2659 | 2084 | 1838 | 1514 | 1626 | 1515 | 1387 | 1164 | 996 | 816 | 754 | 617 | 582 | 538 | 538 | 436 | 378 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1087 | 1138 | 67 | 66 | 127 | 923 | 862 | 814 | 843 | 715 | 1355 | 1054 | 841 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 363 | 344 | 89 | 235 | 237 | 182 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 466 | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 221 | 227 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 94 | 104 | 231 | 72 | 54 | 39 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 50 | 75 | 74 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 78 | 173 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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