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 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) & 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 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | — | SSW 21 | — | SSW 20 |
164 | 158 | 48 | 45 | 140 | 138 | 171 | 215 | 418 | 492 | 480 | 640 | 278 | 393 | 444 | 1691 | 2942 | — | 22 | 54 | — | 180 | — | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 20 | ENE 7 | SW 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
83 | 126 | 147 | 179 | 33 | 127 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 188 | 5 | 334 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 20 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 84 | 85 | 133 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 134 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | N 3 | N 3 | WSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
53 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 149 | 89 | — | 141 | 2 | 7 | 987 | 188 | 1653 | 488 | 88 | 4178 | 5201 | 6893 | 9282 | 7823 | 6083 | 5160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 47 | 69 | 69 | 149 | 597 | 581 | 64 | 61 | 61 |
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