Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bruny Island - Neck Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bruny Island - Neck Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bruny Island - Neck Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
924 | 776 | 630 | 549 | 428 | 428 | 434 | 387 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 203 | 164 | 158 | 147 | 179 | 179 | 127 | 173 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM0.61m | 11:24AM0.94m | 1:37AM0.59m | 11:59AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.42m | 4:09AM0.54m | 7:17PM0.37m | 4:23AM0.57m | 8:03PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
924 | 776 | 630 | 549 | 428 | 428 | 434 | 387 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 203 | 61 | 54 | 147 | 179 | 116 | 108 | 173 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 16 | SE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | ENE 7 |
3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 164 | 158 | 28 | 37 | 179 | 127 | 71 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 12 | E 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 13 |
5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 126 | 84 | 85 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
9 | 39 | 108 | 77 | 56 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 71 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 44 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 475 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 20 |
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