Bruces Beauties Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 19.1° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (18 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (18 May)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 18					Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thu 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 12	SSW 16	S 12	S 11	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	144	132	330	134	91	159	219	223	298	296	515	513	611	565	254	462	475	607	760	806	776	791	731	375
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			4:48PM1.58m					5:04AM1.64m				5:34PM1.52m				5:51AM1.51m				6:26PM1.44m				6:43AM1.36m
Low Tide	10:37AM0.02m				10:52PM0.13m					11:21AM0.09m				11:41PM0.22m				12:08PM0.19m				00:36AM0.34m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—
	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	20	18	16	16	17	17	16	15	14	12	13	12	12	13	13	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	ESE 8
kJ	623	623	501	1011	1077	852	827	223	272	296	473	431	374	320	229	273	230	154	149	96	94	69	115	287
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 12	SSW 16	S 12	S 11	SSE 8	S 8	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 12	SSW 14
kJ	144	132	330	134	91	159	219	633	537	481	118	147	140	138	241	131	96	56	55	54	84	120	68	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	S 12	SE 16	SSE 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 11	S 9	SSW 9	SW 11
kJ	18	11	137	11	26	59	38	84	76	104	—	—	—	30	136	129	8	16	50	77	49	26	15	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	S 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	E 7	ESE 5	E 6	ESE 7	E 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	14	11	26	45	69	23	61	187	298	235	515	513	611	565	254	462	475	607	760	806	776	791	731	375
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Distance (km)	4	77	191	191	43	43	165	165	191	191	191	191	191	191	165	43	191	191	191	191	177	134	134	134
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Riet River			Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth										Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	2			4	4										3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Beach Road South Africa	Avalon-North Australia	Back Bommie Australia	San Jorge - Faja dos Cubres Portugal	Back Bommie Australia	Back Bommie Australia	Avalon-North Australia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Praia do Norte Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - La Barre France	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Anglet - Corsaires France	Lambe Lambe Brazil
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5

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