Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Jawbones today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Jawbones at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Jawbones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 127 | 171 | 215 | 184 | 492 | 134 | 188 | 415 | 334 | 600 | 1548 | 2704 | 3224 | 22 | 54 | 10522 | 9832 | 8741 | 7374 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.61m | 1:00PM0.63m | 1:28PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.19m | 9:52PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | — | SSW 21 | — | SSW 20 |
140 | 138 | 171 | 215 | 184 | 492 | 553 | 640 | 415 | 334 | 600 | 1548 | 2704 | 3224 | 22 | 54 | — | 180 | — | 256 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
37 | 127 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 134 | 188 | 278 | 6 | 308 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 18 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
133 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 114 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 46 | 121 | 72 | 112 | 96 | 2 | 9 | 102 | 1351 | 270 | 344 | 98 | 93 | 5198 | 8917 | 10522 | 9832 | 8741 | 7374 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 91 | 73 | 0 | 91 | 149 | 607 | 599 | 613 | 142 | 61 | 61 |
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