Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Jawbones today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Jawbones at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Jawbones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1776 | 1521 | 1289 | 1130 | 924 | 776 | 630 | 549 | 428 | 428 | 377 | 387 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 203 | 82 | 126 | 84 | 179 | 132 | 127 | 71 | 176 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:54AM0.44m | 12:21PM0.55m | 12:29PM0.58m | 12:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.44m | 8:32PM0.26m | 9:04PM0.22m | 9:30PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1776 | 1521 | 1289 | 1130 | 924 | 776 | 630 | 549 | 428 | 428 | 377 | 387 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 203 | 164 | 158 | 147 | 179 | 54 | 40 | 142 | 176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | ENE 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 82 | 126 | 84 | 14 | 85 | 84 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 12 | E 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 18 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 8 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 116 | 132 | 127 | 71 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | W 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 51 | 110 | 72 | 52 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 30 | 73 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 381 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 353 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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