Bruny Island - Jawbones Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.45° S 147.20° E

Bruny Island - Jawbones 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Jawbones sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.4° 

Bruny Island - Jawbones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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 8AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), 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 WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
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5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
126
84
179
133
127
171
215
418
492
480
188
278
393
444
1691
2942
0
22
54
0
7823
6083
5160
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:40PM0.61m
1:00PM0.63m
1:28PM0.66m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.19m
9:52PM0.18m
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6:58
6:56
6:56
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5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
11
13
11
9
6
6
7
7
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
-1
-1
0
0
2
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