Today's Bruny Island - Mabel Bay sea temperature is 12.4 °C
(1.0° warmer than normal for this time of year)
| Mean: | 11.4 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Range: | 10.1 °C to 12.5 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics for 20 Sep (1981–2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
Sunny with deceptively warm air temperatures, yet the sea remains quite cold at Bruny Island - Mabel Bay. Surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit and optionally a hood, neoprene gloves and boots.
 Map of current Australia Surface Water Temperatures (based on measurements from oceanographic satellites) |  Map of current Australia Sea Water Temperature Anomalies (compared with long term averages at this time of year) |
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Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Bruny Island - Mabel Bay. This has been derived from analysis of two decades of oceanographic satellite measurements of nearby open water. We have calculated the average water temperature variation around the year as well as the extremes that have been observed on each date.
All of the graphs for the surf breaks presented on Surf-Forecast.com are on the same scale to enable comparison between locations around the world.
Bruny Island - Mabel Bay sea temperatures peak in the range 14 to 18°C (57 to 64°F) on around the 4th of March and are at their coldest on about the 1st of September, in the range 10 to 13°C (50 to 55°F). The highest seasonal sea temperatures at Bruny Island - Mabel Bay in early March lend themselves to a 4/3mm wetsuit or a 3/2mm suit and 3mm neoprene boots. At its coldest at the beginning of September, low sea temperatures at Bruny Island - Mabel Bay are suited to a 5/4mm or 5/3mm good quality wetsuit with neoprene gloves and 3mm boots. You will need a hood if it's windy or the air is cold.
Actual sea surface water temperatures close to shore at Bruny Island - Mabel Bay can vary by several degrees compared with these open water averages. This is especially true after heavy rain, close to river mouths or after long periods of strong offshore winds. Offshore winds cause colder deep water to replace surface water that has been warmed by the sun. Air temperature, wind-chill and sunshine should also be considered before deciding on the kind of wetsuit needed to stay warm when surfing at Bruny Island - Mabel Bay. Refer to our detailed weather forecasts for this information.
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