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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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 5PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
6542 | 5251 | 5091 | 5316 | 4755 | 3971 | 3318 | 2784 | 2318 | 1938 | 1710 | 1467 | 1242 | 894 | 690 | 515 | 408 | 265 | 170 | 122 | 80 | 46 | 53 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.12m | 8:03AM1.07m | 9:26PM1.11m | 9:48AM1.04m | 10:56PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.51m | 2:02AM0.66m | 2:39PM0.57m | 3:46AM0.67m | 4:09PM0.56m | 5:19AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 6542 | 5251 | 5091 | 5316 | 4755 | 3971 | 3318 | 2784 | 2318 | 1938 | 1710 | 1467 | 1242 | 894 | 690 | 515 | 408 | 265 | 170 | 122 | 80 | 46 | 7121 | 6138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 241 | 234 | 206 | 432 | 813 | 603 | 856 | 844 | 833 | 810 | 726 | 726 | 573 | 534 | 511 | 451 | 386 | 290 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | E 10 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SW 13 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 152 | 243 | 322 | 209 | 74 | 161 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 258 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 29 | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 695 | 528 | 368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | 39 | 44 | 11 | 37 | 261 | 1522 | 5336 | 6527 | 6733 | 9742 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 173 | 165 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 218 | 134 | 466 | 529 | 134 | 134 | 213 | 134 | 134 |
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