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 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Mabel Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.5° 

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 28 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, WSW swell with 10,773 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s is also forecast. 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 5.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Sat 29th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Best Surf10AM (Sat 29th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Most Powerful10PM (Tue 1st Sep)18ft (5.5m) 14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4.5
WSW
14
3
SSW
15
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
13
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SW
14
4.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1595
2239
2740
3196
4408
4271
5432
3724
3555
4342
7054
3677
2202
2752
3673
7834
10201
3863
2842
2542
4045
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
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15
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20
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20
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10
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15
NNW
25
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20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
55
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Wind State
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cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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cross-off
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off
cross-off
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cross-off
cross-off
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cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM0.68m
8:10AM0.41m
5:49PM0.62m
8:25AM0.45m
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
Low Tide
1:11AM0.23m
10:27AM0.41m
1:41AM0.27m
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
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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8
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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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