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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2
2
0
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
35
36
20
19
4636
4617
4782
4852
4636
4626
5302
5359
5435
4752
3621
3193
2287
2618
2154
1599
1216
811
683
Wind (km/h)
45
W
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:44AM1.50m
2:05PM1.37m
2:17AM1.57m
2:37PM1.44m
2:47AM1.62m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.34m
8:06AM0.26m
8:04PM0.27m
8:36AM0.18m
8:35PM0.22m
9:04AM0.13m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:44
5:43
5:40
5:39
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
10
9
10
9
10
14
15
14
15
13
12
12
13
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
33
35
36
20
19
19
18
18
18
4636
4626
5302
5359
5435
4752
3621
3193
2287
2618
2154
1599
1216
811
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
WSW
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SSE
16
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
51
33
18
18
18
308
18
18
369
299
892
246
208
208
742
811
732
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
18
18
26
18
54
204
204
198
372
17
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
4709
4643
5013
5070
4998
4636
4617
4782
4852
590
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
580
580
250
248
248
136
173
173
136
18
16
16
10
2
0
0
77
4
61
43
4
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
9
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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