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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 7PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 5.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
12864 | 11703 | 10772 | 11907 | 9010 | 7834 | 7043 | 6736 | 6660 | 5384 | 5306 | 5418 | 4566 | 3558 | 2993 | 2545 | 2180 | 1938 | 1637 | 1287 | 1172 | 911 | 702 | 582 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.18m | 6:56AM1.16m | 7:54PM1.12m | 8:03AM1.07m | 9:26PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.43m | 00:52AM0.58m | 1:24PM0.51m | 2:02AM0.66m | 2:39PM0.57m | 3:46AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | — | 93 | 66 | 9989 | 9010 | 7834 | 7043 | 6736 | 6660 | 5384 | 5306 | 5418 | 4566 | 3558 | 2993 | 2545 | 2180 | 1938 | 1637 | 1287 | 1172 | 911 | 702 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 139 | 209 | 341 | 261 | 249 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 432 | 813 | 603 | 856 | 844 | 833 | 810 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 534 | 511 | 451 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | E 10 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 72 | 23 | — | 36 | 81 | 152 | 243 | 322 | 209 | 74 | 117 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 258 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 12864 | 11703 | 10772 | 11907 | 56 | — | — | — | 697 | 576 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 505 | 252 | 252 | 136 | 136 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 136 | 136 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 165 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
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