Surf Forecasts:
Bruces Beauties surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 5,071 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s 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 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s 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 3.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM. 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+) | 11PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days.
Alright, grab your wettie, let’s have a look what’s on the table. The water’s sitting at 64°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so don’t be shy with the rubber.
We’ve got a pretty big gap ahead with no real surf to get excited about until Friday the 10th of July, so you might be doing other things for a couple of days.
The standout window is Friday the 10th, specifically the afternoon. Bruces Beauties (reef) will see a solid 10ft SSW groundswell, with a period of 13 seconds. The combined swell energy is strong at 3496, and with a slight SSE breeze coming it at only 3 mph, the surface is going to be clean. This one’s for experienced surfers only – anything over 8ft is expert territory. The swell direction is SSW, which lines up nicely with the optimum ESE direction mentioned for this spot. This is easily the best on offer.
Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are pretty much write-offs. The swell drops back but the wind swings cross-onshore and gets messy, killing the quality.
Monday the 13th sees a smaller, shorter-period ESE swell (7ft, 8 seconds), but the wind is cross-off and clean. The combined energy is moderate at 861. It’s surfable, but not the standout.
We get a bit of a lull until Wednesday the 15th of July morning, where we’ve got glassy conditions with 4ft ESE swell – very small but clean for a slow session.
The next real pulse shows up on Monday the 20th of July afternoon. Bruces Beauties will see a 7ft S swell at 10 seconds, glassy as with only 3 mph W wind. Combined energy is 958, moderate but clean, and the conditions are looking very good.
Tuesday the 21st of July brings another long period SSW groundswell – 10ft at 14 seconds by the afternoon, with a 9 mph WNW cross-off breeze. The energy is 3336, strong, but flagged as marginal due to tide or conditions. Still, for the experienced crew, that’s worth a look.
After that, Wednesday the 22nd gets blown apart by near-gale winds, so no go. The end of the forecast window drops back to tiny, clean but tiny surf with combined energy as low as 30.
Overall, the real standout is Friday the 10th of July afternoon at Bruces Beauties. Keep an eye on the 20th and the 21st as well.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 1568 | 10 | 10 | 4924 | 4221 | 3489 | 2688 | 2186 | 1917 | 1420 | 674 | 550 | 437 | 521 | 305 | 250 | 256 | 135 | 223 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 4:09AM1.65m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 10:03PM0.11m | 10:24AM-0.00m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 |
 | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 395 | 1678 | 4550 | 3901 | 4924 | 4221 | 3489 | 2688 | 2186 | 1917 | 1420 | 674 | 550 | 437 | 521 | 305 | 250 | 256 | 135 | 223 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 1568 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 423 | 285 | 231 | 130 | 65 | 94 | 103 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | W 11 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | W 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 55 | 34 | 50 | 68 | 42 | 13 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2802 | 2281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 211 | 190 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 18 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 173 | 191 | 43 | 134 | 173 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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