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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | NE 7 | |
624 | 503 | 310 | 227 | 163 | 127 | 100 | 83 | 86 | 67 | 202 | 232 | 0 | 322 | 69 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 23 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.35m | 7:44AM1.22m | 8:37PM1.29m | 9:02AM1.11m | 10:00PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.31m | 1:41AM0.46m | 2:01PM0.41m | 3:03AM0.54m | 3:15PM0.48m | 4:35AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 476 | 368 | 310 | 227 | 163 | 127 | 100 | 83 | 86 | 67 | 54 | 125 | 218 | 322 | 331 | 309 | 590 | 565 | 503 | 537 | 520 | 488 | 264 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 120 | 208 | 205 | 199 | 175 | 141 | 139 | 134 | 132 | 104 | 104 | 232 | 261 | 97 | 117 | 115 | 87 | 97 | 69 | 49 | 30 | 34 | 297 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 8 | S 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | E 8 | SW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 66 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 202 | 41 | 123 | 70 | 69 | 90 | 18 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 23 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 624 | 503 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 74 | 159 | 367 | 387 | — | 155 | 144 | 189 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 137 | 134 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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