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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
603
526
686
569
318
233
196
160
131
108
111
123
202
232
326
97
95
64
60
59
58
17
17
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
N
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
N
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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-on
High Tide
6:43AM1.36m
7:25PM1.35m
7:44AM1.22m
8:37PM1.29m
9:02AM1.11m
10:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.34m
1:00PM0.31m
1:41AM0.46m
2:01PM0.41m
3:03AM0.54m
3:15PM0.48m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
21
23
25
21
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
16
14
15
16
19
21
24
19
14
13
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
94
603
526
476
422
318
233
196
160
131
108
111
71
55
232
326
258
273
309
590
565
562
537
520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.6
E
8
0.6
SW
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
118
113
125
120
208
205
199
175
141
139
137
132
106
104
41
82
97
95
97
60
59
58
38
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
11
0.5
E
8
0.6
SW
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
E
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
30
68
48
30
13
12
25
46
66
57
55
52
123
202
82
30
80
28
64
16
44
18
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
0.3
W
2
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
2
WSW
7
2.3
WSW
8
2.3
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
SW
7
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
588
686
569
1
12
19
27
51
107
352
604
557
484
471
359
256
144
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
134
43
43
4
43
2
2
2
16
2
2
19
19
137
136
134
16
19
16
19
16
0
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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