Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Jawbones today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- 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 2AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
297 | 203 | 83 | 126 | 84 | 179 | 133 | 127 | 171 | 215 | 418 | 492 | 480 | 565 | 415 | 334 | 541 | 1754 | |
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.61m | 1:00PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.22m | 9:30PM0.19m | 9:52PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 |
297 | 203 | 164 | 158 | 147 | 50 | 140 | 138 | 171 | 215 | 418 | 492 | 480 | 565 | 415 | 334 | 541 | 1754 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | NE 8 |
8 | 83 | 83 | 126 | 15 | 179 | 33 | 127 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 188 | 281 | 6 | 327 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SW 20 | SW 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 85 | 133 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 134 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | — | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 2 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
42 | 72 | 64 | 48 | 23 | 6 | — | 5 | 121 | 105 | 89 | 134 | 120 | 1 | 127 | 1724 | 457 | 443 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 72 | 2 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 73 | 47 | 47 |
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