Surf Forecasts:
Bruces Beauties surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SSW swell with 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) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 1.6m 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) | 5ft (1.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days.
Right, mate, Rusty here, and I'm looking at the charts for Bruces Beauties. This one's a reef setup and it doesn't break often, but when it does, it can be something special. We've got a bit of a wait ahead of us for the real action, so let's get into it.
The water is sitting at 65°, which is a bit colder than we'd expect for this time of year.
The next few days are flat and not worth paddling out for. Wednesday and Thursday offer next to nothing, with tiny dribbles of swell and cross-off winds that won't help. We're looking at a gap of about 36 hours before we see any juice.
Then Friday the 10th of July, things start to wake up. The morning pushes through a solid 12 ft swell from the SSW, but the cross-off wind spoils it a bit. The real gem comes that afternoon. The wind swings offshore, glassing up the face, and you’ve got a 12 ft SSW groundswell with a 13-second period. That's proper, but at this size it's only for the experienced crew. Combined swell energy is massive at 3747, so that's serious power.
Saturday morning sees the swell still at 10 ft but with a nasty cross-onshore wind making it choppy. Not the one. By Saturday afternoon the wind increases, making things worse, and the swell starts to drop.
Sunday is out too, with a cross-onshore breeze and lumpy conditions.
Monday and Tuesday offer a bit of a breather with smaller, cleaner surf, but it’s only in the 3 ft to 5 ft range. It’s rideable but nothing to write home about. Tuesday afternoon (the 21st) has a 5 ft SSW swell with a gentle offshore wind, and the combined energy is a moderate 944. That could be a fun, clean session.
But the standout? That has to be Wednesday the 22nd of July. We've got a 10 ft SSW groundswell, a very long 15-second period, and clean, gentle offshore winds from the SW. The combined energy is a huge 3676. Those long-period groundswells can be a bit straight at beach breaks, but on a reef like Bruces, this should be cooking. It's an expert-only affair at this size, but if you’ve got the skills, it’ll be the session of the fortnight. Crowds are "sometimes", so you might have a few other keen locals out there, but that’s fine.
The following days drop right back off into nothing much, so don't sleep on that window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | 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 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 395 | 1864 | 10 | 10 | 4924 | 4507 | 3744 | 2688 | 2246 | 1794 | 1390 | 674 | 540 | 573 | 302 | 270 | 220 | 151 | 197 | 157 |
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 | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1915 | 395 | 1864 | 4550 | 3901 | 4924 | 4507 | 3744 | 2688 | 2246 | 1794 | 1390 | 674 | 540 | 366 | 273 | 223 | 220 | 151 | 197 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 452 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 302 | 270 | 102 | 85 | 45 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 49 | 98 | 29 | 29 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2802 | 1761 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 199 | 219 | 573 | 2 | 33 | 154 | 117 | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 136 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 68 | 173 | 191 | 43 | 134 | 134 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 134 | 0 |
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