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 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1289 | 1130 | 924 | 776 | 630 | 549 | 428 | 428 | 434 | 387 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 203 | 82 | 126 | 84 | 179 | 179 | 127 | 171 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 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 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1289 | 1130 | 924 | 776 | 630 | 549 | 428 | 428 | 434 | 387 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 203 | 49 | 158 | 147 | 179 | 116 | 84 | 171 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 6 |
— | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 164 | 126 | 29 | 85 | 179 | 127 | 71 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | E 12 | E 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 12 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 84 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
8 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 114 | 64 | 54 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 45 | 47 | 25 | 179 | 54 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 50 | 286 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 353 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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