Bruces Beauties 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.18° S 24.85° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bruces Beauties sea temperature is

18.0° 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 (10 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bruces Beauties at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (10 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Evening (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	10	4505	4998	4852	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2796	2482	2282	2094	1702	1632	1569	1160	947	711	686
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	SW	S	SE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E
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	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:09PM1.33m				12:03PM1.14m				00:31AM1.38m				1:19PM1.25m				1:39AM1.47m
Low Tide	4:28PM0.50m					5:49AM0.44m				5:58PM0.48m				7:05AM0.35m				7:17PM0.39m					8:06AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—
	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	16
Feels °C	10	11	9	9	9	9	11	12	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	4031	4505	4998	4852	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2796	2482	2282	2094	1702	1632	1569	1160	947	711	686
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	ESE 15	SE 15	SE 15	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 8	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	W 12	SE 6	SSE 7	ESE 7	WSW 12
kJ	10	22	9	8	20	7	7	7	3	3	—	—	6	6	5	12	3	11	14	11	88	150	120	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	W 11	W 11	SSE 8	SW 16
kJ	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	6	6	5	10	22	147	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	103	384	339
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	19	16	16	16	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	1	16	16	173	61	43	4	4	4	4	4	43	173
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Riet River	Magna Tubes	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Riet River	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Mtati	Sea Vista	Mtati	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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