Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Jawbones today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Jawbones at 8PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Jawbones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1401 | 1359 | 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 | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | 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 |
1401 | 1359 | 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 9 | E 9 | 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 |
2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 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 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 12 | E 14 | SE 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 153 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 64 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 353 | 72 | 47 |
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