Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Coal Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Coal Point at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Coal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
823 | 693 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 284 | 193 | 137 | 126 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 95 | 74 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43PM0.67m | 10:56AM0.90m | 00:10AM0.61m | 11:24AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.48m | 3:59AM0.50m | 6:22PM0.42m | 4:09AM0.54m | 7:17PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 |
823 | 693 | 387 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 284 | 193 | 137 | 126 | 123 | 87 | 97 | 99 | 95 | 74 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | S 7 | E 14 | SSW 14 |
3 | 3 | 235 | 230 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 8 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | SSW 18 |
13 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 66 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 35 | 23 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 350 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 36 | 13 |
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