
Surf Forecasts:
Bruces Beauties surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, SSW swell with 3,945 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 10 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s 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 Monday (Aug 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. 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 4.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 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 13s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruces Beauties over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what the ocean’s got cookin’ for us. For the immediate week ahead, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – it’s a pretty grim picture. We’re staring down the barrel of a solid run of poor conditions with barely a ripple to get excited about. Then, hold onto your boards, because the second half of the forecast shows some real bark with a couple of big, powerful swells rolling in. It’s a story of two completely different weeks.
For this first stretch, everything’s looking flat and messy. On Sunday the 9th, we’ve got some tiny 0.5m easterly slop at Bruces Beauties with a weak energy reading of just 47, but a strong cross-offshore wind has it all chopped up. The water’s feeling mighty cold too at 16.3°, which is a solid 2.6° below the norm – way colder than usual for this time of year, so a thick wetsuit is a must if you’re even thinking about it. The rest of the week carries on this theme; small, wind-affected waves with scores in the gutter. The morning of Monday the 11th sees a spike in size to a raw 10.0m from the south, but the period is a short 13 seconds and the wind is ripping straight onshore from the east at 19 mph. That’s a big, messy, blown-out mess of whitewater. The combined wave energy on that morning hits 3399, which is a lot of power, but it’s totally un-rideable.
After that, conditions stay pretty hopeless through the first weekend. The afternoon of Sunday the 16th finally gives a glimmer of hope with the first “marginal” call of the entire run. We see a 4.6m easterly swell with a mediocre 8-second period, and while the wind is a light cross-off, it’s still just not a good bet. You might get a few, but you’d be working hard for them. Monday the 17th afternoon looks a touch better for a paddle, with a gentle offshore breeze from the WSW at 9 mph cleaning up a 3.6m easterly swell (184 energy). It’s small and ordinary, but glassy conditions make it the best of a bad lot for that first week.
Now, if you’re willing to wait, the payoff arrives for the second weekend. Things get interesting from Friday the 21st onwards. The morning brings a proper SSW groundswell, standing a solid 8.2m with an 11-second period and a very meaty 1638 energy reading. The wind is a stiff cross-offshore from the west, so it won’t be perfect, but there’ll be some powerful, clean-ish waves for the experienced crew. Bruces Beauties is an exposed reef break that needs that ESE swell direction, and this SSW pulse is coming in from the opposite side of the compass, so despite the size, the direction is a bit of a mismatch for the spot’s optimum. However, by the afternoon, the wind shifts to a clean offshore from the WSW at 19 mph, cleaning up a 7.5m SSW swell (1575 energy). This is where the real potential lies for the advanced surfer who knows the reef.
The standout moment of the whole 16-day window? Without a doubt, that’s Sunday the 23rd afternoon. We get a very long-period SSW groundswell of 6.2m with a period stretching out to a whopping 14 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 1855. And get this – the wind goes totally glassy, with just a light breeze from the WNW. That’s an absolute golden ticket for an advanced surfer on a reef point. Clean, powerful lines that will bend and wrap perfectly. It’s far out, but that’s the one I’d be circling on the calendar, a proper session in the making. Just be aware, with a long-period swell like that, it might break a bit straight at some beach sections. Even though the wind will be perfect on Friday the 22nd evening and Saturday the 23rd morning, the absolute gem is that glassy Sunday afternoon. We finally get some proper, quality surf.
That’s the long and short of it. A long wait, but a hell of a finish line.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 19 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 381 | 3181 | 73 | 165 | 3017 | 2943 | 1022 | 522 | 712 | 922 | 1309 | 398 | 694 | 564 | 212 | 273 | 276 | 223 | 284 | 627 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.23m | 1:43AM1.40m | 2:19PM1.41m | 2:34AM1.52m | 3:03PM1.57m | 3:17AM1.61m | 3:43PM1.70m | 3:56AM1.66m | 4:20PM1.78m | 4:32AM1.66m | 4:54PM1.79m | 5:06AM1.62m | 5:27PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.43m | 8:07AM0.27m | 8:26PM0.27m | 8:51AM0.13m | 9:13PM0.15m | 9:30AM0.02m | 9:54PM0.06m | 10:06AM-0.04m | 10:31PM0.03m | 10:39AM-0.05m | 11:06PM0.04m | 11:11AM-0.01m | 11:39PM0.10m | ||||||||
7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
mm | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 8 |
3883 | 3110 | 3181 | 1871 | 2090 | 3017 | 2943 | 1022 | 509 | 340 | 922 | 1309 | 1652 | 1068 | 1643 | 930 | 864 | 276 | 223 | 532 | 364 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | SSW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 9 | E 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 14 |
47 | 31 | 90 | 73 | 72 | — | 456 | — | 111 | 712 | 297 | 121 | 7 | 694 | 2 | 212 | — | 598 | 471 | 3 | 418 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | S 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | E 11 | S 13 | — | S 13 |
— | — | 45 | 3 | 165 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 45 | 31 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 381 | 344 | — | — | — | — | 519 | 522 | 377 | 442 | 750 | 398 | 385 | 564 | — | 273 | — | — | 284 | 627 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 908 | 19 | 250 | 191 | 176 | 191 | 554 | 134 | 134 | 191 | 134 | 134 | 165 | 134 | 4 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 3 |
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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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