Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Coal Point today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Coal Point at 5AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Coal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
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51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 122 | 119 | 169 | 246 | 576 | 761 | 848 | 915 | 3102 | 3135 | 2881 | 5025 | 1682 | |
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 | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:47AM0.59m | 12:38PM1.02m | 3:34AM0.59m | 1:21PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.32m | 4:54AM0.58m | 8:44PM0.28m | 5:44AM0.58m | 9:24PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 24 | — | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
51 | 85 | 123 | 117 | 151 | 94 | 119 | 169 | 246 | 576 | 761 | 848 | 915 | 11 | — | 117 | 2479 | 1682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | S 24 | — | — | — | SSW 20 |
8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 122 | 86 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 3102 | 3135 | 2881 | 5025 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 37 | 33 | 75 | 75 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 127 | 46 | 55 |
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