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Bruces Beauties surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bruces Beauties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
37 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.31m | 12:25PM1.21m | 00:46AM1.46m | 1:15PM1.33m | 1:30AM1.59m | 1:58PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.50m | 6:21AM0.44m | 6:22PM0.40m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:10PM0.29m | 7:52AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 3394 | 11763 | 19293 | 20024 | 15913 | — | 9647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4600 | 3776 | 3221 | 2751 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 |
| kJ | 37 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 17171 | 26530 | 24696 | 18036 | 11196 | — | 10095 | 8523 | 7413 | 7352 | 8940 | 11078 | 12934 | 14858 | 14348 | 11871 | 8940 | 6890 | 5354 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 472 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 315 | 173 | 136 | 16 | 76 | 311 | 366 | 366 | 347 | 662 | 587 | 547 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
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