Bruny Island – Jawbones Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Bruny Island - Jawbones Surf Guide

Bruny Island - Jawbones in East Coast of Tasmania is an exposed point break that has pretty consitent surf. The optimum time of year for waves is autumn. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south. There is no point break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rocks, rips, sharks.

Bruny Island - Jawbones Spot Info

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

Surfing Bruny Island - Jawbones:

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

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

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Bruny Island - Jawbones with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 50% of the time in April while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 22% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

50%

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

blown out

28%

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

too small

22%

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 - Jawbones Location Map

Interactive Bruny Island - Jawbones 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 - Jawbones is Hobart Airport (HBA) in Australia, which is 73 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bruny Island - Jawbones is Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia, 212 km (132 miles) away.

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Bruny Island - Jawbones Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 12:29 Local Time

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

Tides at Bruny Island - Jawbones

Current tide and informaton

For Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay, 2 km from Bruny Island - Jawbones.

Next High Water: 05:37pm | 0.68m

Next Low Water: 05:41am | 0.14m

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Bruny Island - Jawbones Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.9 °C) at Bruny Island - Jawbones 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.