Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Coal Point today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Coal Point at 1PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Coal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | 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 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
224 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 823 | 693 | 314 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 87 | 95 | 98 | 94 | 74 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:30AM0.85m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | 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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
130 | 655 | 632 | 722 | 823 | 693 | 314 | 305 | 522 | 419 | 302 | 220 | 193 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 87 | 95 | 98 | 94 | 44 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 12 | NW 4 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
224 | 7 | 70 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 235 | 230 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 74 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 12 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 14 | SSW 18 |
7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 350 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 36 | 57 |
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