Bruny Island – Lighthouse Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Coast of Tasmania, Australia)

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Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Guide

Lighthouse Bay on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rips, rocks, sharks, and isolation.

Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	14.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in July while 46% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

46%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Location Map

Interactive Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay is Hobart Airport (HBA) in Australia, which is 79 km (49 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay is Launceston Airport (LST), also in Australia, 217 km (135 miles) away.

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Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:08 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Bruny Island - Cloudy Bay, 9 km from Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay.

Next High Water: 06:20pm | 0.67m

Next Low Water: 05:41am | 0.14m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Sea Temperature

The Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay water temperature is rather cool (14.8 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.