Surf Forecasts:
Bruces Beauties surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, SSW swell with 1,395 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bruces Beauties in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 13s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days.
Alright mates, Rusty here. Let’s have a yarn about what’s coming our way.
First up, the water temp is sitting right on average for this time of year at about 66°, so nothing weird there.
The next week and a half is a bit of a bust, to be honest. There’s a long dry spell where you wouldn't bother paddling out. We kick off Sunday the 12th with rain showers and a messy 5.6ft cross-onshore wind from the ENE. It’s not worth it. That poor quality hangs around for days, with the swell energy dropping right off, dipping down into weak two-digit numbers (156 to 96). The wind stays messy or too strong, even when it's offshore, it's howling at 25 mph on Friday the 17th, which makes it impossible to hold your line.
We finally see a glimmer of hope late in the run. Tuesday the 22nd of July rolls in with a massive 11.5ft SSW groundswell. The period is a very long 16 seconds, so this is proper energy. The combined energy reading is a huge 6294. That’s serious power. The catch? It's a bit big even for most surfers, and it's coming from the SSW while the break likes it from the ESE. The morning has a light cross-onshore, but it’s manageable. This one is only for the experienced crew on a bigger board, and keep in mind that long-period south swell can run a bit straight at a beach break, so it might be a bit fat.
The real standout, and the one to circle on your calendar, is Saturday the 25th of July. The afternoon session shows a clean 11.5ft SSW groundswell, with a 16-second period again. The combined energy is 5422, so still massive. But the key here is a gentle offshore breeze from the SW, which will groom it perfectly. The guidance says it’s exceptional for expert surfers. This is the one. It’s still a big swell, over 8ft, so beginners need to sit this one out. Spots like Bruces Beauties that can handle the angle will be firing. After that, it drops back to nothing again through the end of the outlook. Get on it Saturday the 25th.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | S 9 | E 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 805 | 560 | 423 | 410 | 341 | 190 | 432 | 372 | 281 | 198 | 166 | 146 | 156 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 72 | 1395 | 157 | 314 | 1119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:18PM1.38m | 2:35AM1.56m | 3:09PM1.51m | 3:24AM1.63m | 3:55PM1.62m | 4:09AM1.65m | 4:38PM1.69m | 4:51AM1.64m | 5:19PM1.71m | 5:31AM1.58m | 5:59PM1.68m | 6:09AM1.48m | 6:38PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.24m | 8:20PM0.28m | 8:57AM0.13m | 9:14PM0.18m | 9:42AM0.05m | 10:03PM0.11m | 10:24AM-0.00m | 10:48PM0.09m | 11:03AM-0.00m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:40AM0.04m | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:17PM0.11m | 00:52AM0.27m | |||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 805 | 560 | 423 | 300 | 341 | 190 | 432 | 372 | 281 | 198 | 166 | 789 | 3031 | 2254 | 2436 | 3131 | 2375 | 1395 | 562 | 350 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 10 | 296 | 222 | 174 | 86 | 63 | 32 | 53 | 92 | 1091 | 156 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 72 | 71 | 157 | 234 | 628 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 130 | 27 | 25 | 61 | 33 | 119 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 125 | 309 | 537 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 257 | 358 | 410 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 52 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 314 | 1119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 191 | 134 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 136 | 134 | 43 | 165 | 165 | 4 |
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