Bruces Beauties 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 24.85° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is

17.3° C

Bruces Beauties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bruces Beauties today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	131	133	144	146	146	146	144	141	106	102	100	72	72	72	95	78	240	342	369	344	344	279	274
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						5:19PM1.71m				5:31AM1.58m				5:59PM1.68m				6:09AM1.48m				6:38PM1.60m
Low Tide				11:03AM-0.00m				11:30PM0.12m				11:40AM0.04m				00:11AM0.18m				12:17PM0.11m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	13	13	15	15	14	13	13	11	11	12	14	15	16	16	13	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	3515	3341	3246	2719	2340	2187	1952	1819	1751	1966	2078	1807	1396	1171	1010	804	639	517	459	344	904	1028	723
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	WSW 10	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	131	133	144	146	146	146	144	141	106	102	100	72	72	72	72	72	240	342	369	55	344	279	274
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	36	95	78	72	72	72	49	49	49	153
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 10	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2345	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	489	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	4	5	4	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	2	2
Distance (km)	16	10	0	10	4	10	16	16	16	16	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	10	4	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Magna Tubes	Magna Tubes	Magna Tubes	Albatross	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Kleinemonde	Albatross	Super Tubes	Riet River	Kleinemonde	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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