Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ESE 8 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 61 | 374 | 317 | 379 | 813 | 774 | 530 | 219 | 114 | 68 | 46 | 33 | 22 | 50 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 30 | 22 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:04PM0.98m | 10:36AM0.99m | 11:08PM0.98m | 12:08PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.74m | 3:09AM0.69m | 4:57PM0.75m | 5:25AM0.63m | 6:23PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1902 | 2107 | 1789 | 1954 | 1939 | 1751 | 1724 | 1404 | 219 | 114 | 1013 | 923 | 855 | 1187 | 999 | 817 | 683 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 |
| kJ | 189 | 26 | — | 317 | — | — | — | 530 | 16 | 16 | 68 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 50 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 4 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 89 | 374 | — | 379 | 813 | 774 | — | 1966 | 2160 | 253 | 266 | 205 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 30 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 134 | 136 | 134 | 136 | 136 | 19 | 19 | 136 | 136 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 134 | 1 | 1 |
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