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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
2.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
66
138
81
74
62
62
61
40
116
160
178
36
38
28
30
31
21
29
29
35
20
21
909
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
20
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
25
S
20
SSE
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49PM1.42m
3:56AM1.49m
4:22PM1.42m
4:28AM1.47m
4:55PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.20m
9:47PM0.29m
10:10AM0.20m
10:20PM0.31m
10:42AM0.22m
10:54PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
5:17
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
19
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
27
28
24
21
21
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
22
22
22
21
22
21
20
22
25
22
19
21
16
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.7
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
761
833
1042
1100
986
899
869
723
666
497
497
533
675
726
851
957
977
21
29
29
30
677
1492
909
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
56
66
89
81
74
62
62
61
40
44
44
46
36
38
28
30
31
11
6
3
35
20
21
396
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
15
32
32
116
160
178
26
21
21
21
12
4
14
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
E
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
W
4
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
1.9
SW
7
Energy kJ
77
138
50
5
6
5
18
1447
1508
1745
1832
361
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
1
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
43
43
3
1
1
1
16
19
134
440
252
134
134
134
134
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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