Surf Forecasts:
Bruces Beauties surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 9,199 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bruces Beauties this week:
The surf forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 19s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bruces Beauties in the next 16 days are 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey there, Rusty here.
We’ve got a real mixed bag cooking for Bruces Beauties over the next couple of weeks. The water’s running right around the seasonal average at 66°, so nothing to write home about there.
Don’t bother paddling out now. The first few days are a complete washout. Thursday the 24th is a near gale. Friday the 25th is the same story. It’s a waiting game.
Alright, the first big red circle is on the morning of Friday, July 24th. We’ve got a serious groundswell coming in at 13ft from the SSW with a 16-second period. That’s a massive amount of energy (8550 combined energy). This is exceptional, but it's strictly for the big dogs. 13ft is expert territory, no question about it for a beginner. A 16-second period is very long, which could make this reef a thing of beauty or a heavy, straight wall, but the 15 mph cross-off wind will keep the face clean.
The short story for the rest of the month is that the wind is the enemy. From after that Friday morning pulse, the afternoon gets onshore, and then a near gale or strong breeze blows for days, making a mess of the swell. Even when the energy spikes again on the 31st with 8ft of swell, the onshore wind makes it a write-off for surfing.
Now, into the first week of August, you get a second, much better chance. The big one to wait for is the afternoon of Tuesday, August 4th. The swell is a solid 6ft from the SSW, but look at that period – 19 seconds. That’s a deep ocean groundswell that'll just pulse through the lineup with so much energy (2537 combined energy). The wind flips to a clean, moderate offshore from the WSW. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced surfers. It’s not the size of the first one, but the quality should be much higher.
Wednesday the 5th offers another big wave day (8ft to 12ft) with clean cross-off winds, but it’s rated as marginal, so you'll need to pick your spot. Then it fades out into nothing by the end of the week.
So, you’ve got two windows: the giant, expert-only morning on Friday the 24th, and the much cleaner, more refined session on Tuesday the 4th of August. Everything else is a battle against the breeze.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 91 | 1591 | 8502 | 5416 | 86 | 192 | 167 | 77 | 481 | 561 | 67 | 402 | 1147 | 7406 | 550 | 616 | 567 | 996 | 2031 | 1520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52AM0.97m | 11:31PM1.10m | 12:39PM1.01m | 00:55AM1.14m | 1:43PM1.11m | 1:51AM1.23m | 2:26PM1.22m | 2:31AM1.33m | 3:01PM1.32m | 3:06AM1.41m | 3:32PM1.43m | 3:36AM1.49m | 4:02PM1.51m | 4:06AM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.68m | 6:18AM0.62m | 6:31PM0.66m | 7:31AM0.54m | 7:41PM0.58m | 8:16AM0.44m | 8:25PM0.48m | 8:51AM0.33m | 9:01PM0.39m | 9:21AM0.24m | 9:33PM0.30m | 9:49AM0.16m | 10:04PM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1167 | 91 | 2813 | 8502 | 5416 | 3326 | 2094 | 2381 | 1978 | 1292 | 840 | 1331 | 402 | 652 | 7406 | 3622 | 3430 | 2560 | 976 | 2031 | 1520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 9 | SSW 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 6 | 1591 | 48 | 47 | 86 | 192 | 167 | 77 | 481 | 561 | 67 | 50 | 1147 | 15 | — | — | — | 996 | — | 310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 23 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 11 | 77 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 13 | 27 | — | 66 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 3405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 1852 | 195 | — | 550 | 616 | 567 | 403 | 417 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 134 | 477 | 1525 | 191 | 642 | 3309 | 191 |
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