Surf Forecasts:
Bruces Beauties surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SSW swell with 4,243 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S 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 (Aug 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.7m 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 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 6.0m 15s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the next couple of weeks.
We're starting off real slow. There's a bit of swell on Thursday the 27th, but it's messy and the wind's not helping, so it's not a goer. The water's sitting at 62° Fahrenheit, which is about 4° colder than usual for this time of year – that's a real chill, so you'll want the thick wetsuit.
We get a couple of clean windows over Friday and Saturday, but the surf is tiny, dropping from 4ft on Friday arvo to under 3ft by Sunday. Friday afternoon looks the best of the early days – that south swell at 4ft with light offshore winds will be clean, even if it's small. It won't be anything special, but it'll be rideable, and the energy is moderate at 882.
Then we hit a long, flat patch. From Sunday through to Wednesday of next week, it's all under 3ft and mostly wind chop. That's a solid few days of nothing, so don't plan anything. You're better off checking your wax supply.
Then the big stuff arrives. The end of the first week into the second brings a massive surge of south-east energy, but it's for the brave only. It jumps from 8ft on Thursday the 3rd to a solid 15ft by the afternoon, with strong SSE winds. That's not for surfers – that's for big-wave chargers. It's big, raw, and the period is short at 8-10 seconds, so it'll be a washing machine at this reef break.
It stays big and unruly through the 5th and 6th of September. The energy readings are huge – we're talking 4909 and 10990 – that's strong to very strong. But the wind is cross-onshore and the wave notes say poor conditions, so it's going to be a mess. At that size, over 8ft, it's expert-only, and with the onshores, it's looking more like a kite-surfing day than a paddle-surfing one.
The highlight of the whole run, and I mean the only true standout, is the Sunday morning of the 6th. The swell is pushing 16ft with a period of 11 seconds and a gentle cross-onshore wind. The score is a 7/10, which tells you it's the best on offer. The energy is massive – 10990 – and while the direction is East-South-East, which isn't the perfect angle for this spot, it's still going to be cranking. Expect a lot of water moving, but if you're good enough, that's the one to wait for. It's a long way out, though, so treat it as promising, not certain.
After that, it drops back down and gets messy again, fading through the 7th and 8th, and then we're back to small and clean around the 9th. Wednesday the 9th afternoon looks like a nice little classic – 4ft of east swell with a light offshore wind. It'd be a fun little session to wash the bad taste out of your mouth.
So, in short: don't bother this week, the middle is a write-off unless you're mad, and the only real standout is the big Sunday morning on the 6th. Keep your eyes on that one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1100 | 736 | 424 | 344 | 384 | 262 | 237 | 235 | 149 | 80 | 49 | 82 | 77 | 363 | 46 | 154 | 31 | 57 | 41 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.62m | 3:42AM1.59m | 4:01PM1.70m | 4:10AM1.63m | 4:28PM1.75m | 4:38AM1.63m | 4:56PM1.76m | 5:08AM1.59m | 5:26PM1.72m | 5:39AM1.52m | 5:58PM1.64m | 6:13AM1.42m | 6:34PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:48AM0.04m | 10:08PM0.08m | 10:14AM-0.00m | 10:37PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.00m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:10AM0.03m | 11:38PM0.10m | 11:41AM0.11m | 00:12AM0.19m | 12:15PM0.22m | 00:51AM0.32m | |||||||
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
1100 | 627 | 424 | 318 | 384 | 262 | 237 | 235 | 347 | 382 | 1148 | 82 | 77 | 662 | 1622 | 1674 | 25 | 57 | 41 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 9 |
94 | 736 | 305 | 344 | 242 | 260 | 230 | 260 | 149 | 80 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 363 | 46 | 74 | 31 | — | — | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
81 | 78 | 121 | 213 | 114 | 225 | 164 | 39 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 11 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | W 3 | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 5 | W 5 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
562 | — | 5 | — | — | 427 | 49 | 17 | 636 | 552 | — | 1012 | 1398 | — | — | 154 | 2309 | 6064 | 15267 | 11122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 173 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 134 | 16 | 134 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 134 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
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Information about the Bruces Beauties Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Bruces Beauties provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Bruces Beauties can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bruces Beauties surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bruces Beauties) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Bruces Beauties may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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