Bruny Island - Mabel Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.49° S 147.16° E

Bruny Island - Mabel Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 9 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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

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


Bruny Island - Mabel Bay surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with 15,930 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bruny Island - Mabel Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Bruny Island - Mabel Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bruny Island - Mabel Bay in the next 16 days are 6.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4PM (Sun 30th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 13s
Best Surf 4PM (Sun 30th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 13s
Most Powerful10AM (Fri 4th Sep)20ft (6.0m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruny Island - Mabel Bay over the next 16 days.


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4.5
WSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
3
SW
16
5.5
WSW
15
3
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
6
WSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.2
SSW
17
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8647
4144
4408
4067
7190
3245
1628
1119
1443
3678
13279
3388
8253
11139
11122
15930
5154
3326
2828
3016
4353
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
15
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
W
40
W
25
WNW
30
NW
50
WNW
55
W
30
W
20
NW
20
NNW
35
NNE
45
W
50
SW
30
W
Wind State
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cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:54PM0.54m
8:51AM0.49m
8:59PM0.47m
9:28AM0.53m
00:30AM0.45m
10:14AM0.58m
2:58AM0.49m
11:06AM0.64m
3:57AM0.51m
12:00PM0.69m
4:39AM0.52m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.41m
2:11AM0.33m
2:59PM0.38m
2:42AM0.39m
5:11PM0.31m
3:18AM0.44m
6:29PM0.22m
4:13AM0.48m
7:28PM0.13m
5:22AM0.51m
8:20PM0.06m
6:22AM0.52m
9:10PM0.02m
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5:40
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Temp °C
12
12
11
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13
10
16
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9
9
10
12
13
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12
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
9
6
10
9
4
7
7
8
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2
8
8
9
3
-1
4
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Information about the Bruny Island - Mabel Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Bruny Island - Mabel Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Bruny Island - Mabel Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bruny Island - Mabel Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Bruny Island - Mabel Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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