Surf Forecasts:
Bruces Beauties surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 5,121 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bruces Beauties in the next 16 days are 4.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 12s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 20s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days.
G’day, I’m Rusty. Look, the next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag. The best waves come on Friday the 17th and maybe the Friday before, but you’ll need to be patient. There’s a long dry spell at the start, then a couple of good windows, then another lull, before the real star of the show turns up.
Bruces Beauties is a reef break and it’s inconsistent – it rarely works, so when it does, you gotta be there. Water temp is about normal for the time of year, nothing unusual.
We start Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th with tiny 1ft ESE and SE swells, periods around 9-16 seconds. Energy is weak (25 to 10), and the wind is fresh cross-offshore. Total washout.
Then Friday the 10th jumps up. Morning shows an 12ft SSW swell, period 13 seconds, with strong energy (4514). Wind is cross-offshore, but the morning is only marginal. The afternoon though – glassy conditions, slight air, and still that solid 12ft SSW swell (3747 energy). This is heavy groundswell, expert-only at that size. A standout for the big-wave crew.
Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th turn ugly. Swell drops to 8ft then 7ft, but the wind goes onshore and stays fresh. Choppy and messy – no good. Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th clean up with cross-offshore breezes, but the swell is down to 4–5ft and energy is moderate (284–531). Surfable but nothing special.
Wednesday the 15th through Thursday the 16th are poor again. Wind gets strong, near-gale on Thursday morning, and the swell drops to 3–3ft. Thursday afternoon has strong offshore wind – clean but almost impossible to paddle into. Skip it.
Now, Friday the 17th – this is the big one. Morning brings a 13ft SSW swell, period 13 seconds, energy a massive 5983. Wind is gentle cross-offshore, conditions are clean. This is exceptional for experts – thick, powerful reef waves. Afternoon stays similar at 13ft (4952 energy). Best of the whole run, but not for beginners.
Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th get wrecked by strong onshore winds – fresh to near-gale. Large swell (8–10ft) but blown out. Monday the 20th has moderate onshore wind with a 7ft SSW swell (1965 energy), still poor. Tuesday the 21st and Wednesday the 22nd drop right off – tiny 2–3ft swells, weak energy. Wednesday afternoon shows a brief clean window with a 2ft SSW swell and a very long 20-second period (434 energy) – good conditions but small. Thursday the 23rd is back to poor.
Bottom line: Friday the 10th afternoon for experts, and Friday the 17th is the absolute best. Everything else is too small, too windy, or too messy. This reef is fussy, so you gotta pick those windows.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 17 | 395 | 1497 | 10 | 10 | 5121 | 4507 | 3744 | 2907 | 2044 | 1794 | 1226 | 1023 | 540 | 496 | 353 | 285 | 229 | 215 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.37m | 9:05AM1.14m | 9:46PM1.33m | 10:31AM1.10m | 11:09PM1.33m | 12:03PM1.14m | 00:31AM1.38m | 1:19PM1.25m | 1:39AM1.47m | 2:18PM1.38m | 2:35AM1.56m | 3:09PM1.51m | 3:24AM1.63m | 3:55PM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:24AM0.47m | 4:28PM0.50m | 5:49AM0.44m | 5:58PM0.48m | 7:05AM0.35m | 7:17PM0.39m | 8:06AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.28m | 8:57AM0.13m | 9:14PM0.18m | 9:42AM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | 5:23 | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1427 | 2031 | 395 | 1852 | 4339 | 3901 | 5121 | 4507 | 3744 | 2907 | 2044 | 1794 | 1226 | 1023 | 540 | 496 | 353 | 176 | 229 | 215 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 13 | — | E 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | E 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 17 | 8 | 1497 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 94 | 285 | 128 | 100 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | E 8 | SW 18 | E 9 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 8 | 539 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 54 | 127 | 69 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 2954 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 51 | 24 | 131 | 163 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 19 | 136 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 43 | 43 | 134 | 173 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
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