Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Jawbones today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Jawbones at 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Jawbones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
1192 | 1174 | 1112 | 1164 | 475 | 1927 | 2228 | 2627 | 2204 | 2117 | 1672 | 1542 | 1289 | 1147 | 837 | 776 | 630 | 549 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16PM0.45m | 12:14PM0.53m | 2:54AM0.44m | 12:21PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.41m | 5:10AM0.38m | 7:48PM0.33m | 5:34AM0.44m | 8:32PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1192 | 1174 | 1112 | 1164 | 609 | 1927 | 2228 | 2627 | 2204 | 2117 | 1672 | 1542 | 1289 | 1147 | 837 | 776 | 630 | 549 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 16 | E 13 |
16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 475 | 150 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 12 | E 14 | SE 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 153 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 66 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 72 | 55 | 2 |
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