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Bruny Island - Mabel Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Mabel Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.2° 

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 5 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 6 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with 11,487 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 5 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW 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 Monday (Oct 05) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. 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 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Mon 5th Oct)6.5ft (2.0m) 17s
Best Surf11AM (Tue 6th Oct)11ft (3.5m) 15s
Most Powerful 8AM (Mon 12th Oct)15ft (4.5m) 16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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3
3
3
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4
2
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3
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4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.2
SW
14
2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
2.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2320
2256
2160
5366
7567
5874
5257
4796
2921
1903
1931
2498
2058
1916
1289
877
690
527
273
1004
4232
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
NNW
40
W
50
WSW
35
SW
5
S
15
E
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
N
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
5
SE
15
SW
10
NNE
45
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM0.71m
6:07AM0.53m
3:23PM0.69m
6:22AM0.52m
4:14PM0.64m
6:32AM0.51m
5:07PM0.58m
6:38AM0.52m
6:09PM0.51m
6:39AM0.54m
7:50PM0.44m
6:35AM0.57m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.52m
10:32PM0.05m
9:32AM0.49m
11:10PM0.11m
10:23AM0.45m
11:41PM0.18m
11:20AM0.41m
00:04AM0.27m
12:24PM0.37m
00:12AM0.35m
1:38PM0.33m
11:39PM0.41m
3:04PM0.28m
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Temp °C
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
14
12
14
19
16
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17
15
12
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
10
2
-1
-4
4
5
4
3
9
9
9
15
13
8
13
13
9
12
10
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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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