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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
663
634
355
692
593
765
639
377
280
233
164
138
138
111
71
202
232
326
322
95
92
60
59
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
N
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
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
High Tide
6:26PM1.44m
6:43AM1.36m
7:25PM1.35m
7:44AM1.22m
8:37PM1.29m
9:02AM1.11m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.34m
1:00PM0.31m
1:41AM0.46m
2:01PM0.41m
3:03AM0.54m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
18
21
23
24
19
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
15
14
15
14
15
15
19
22
22
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
1.6
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
149
116
94
334
113
593
539
432
377
280
233
164
138
138
111
71
71
41
326
322
273
309
459
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
55
77
84
94
68
125
158
171
205
199
144
141
139
137
132
104
104
232
29
97
95
92
60
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SE
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
11
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
50
45
47
118
30
48
30
13
14
30
46
66
57
55
52
49
202
104
46
31
28
16
16
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.3
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
0.4
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
Energy kJ
604
663
634
355
692
765
639
2
12
16
29
42
75
299
456
542
590
613
593
374
243
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
4
2
1
Distance (km)
191
134
134
43
43
43
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
19
77
136
134
134
16
19
16
19
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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