Bruny Island – Cloudy Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay Surf Guide

Cloudy Bay on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and sharks.

Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	14.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in March while 43% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 20% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

43%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

20%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay Location Map

Interactive Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay is Hobart Airport (HBA) in Australia, which is 71 km (44 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay is Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia, 211 km (131 miles) away.

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Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:37 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay look like?

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Tides at Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay, 0 km from Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay.

Next High Water: 05:37pm | 0.68m

Next Low Water: 05:41am | 0.14m

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Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.9 °C) at Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.