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Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
2.2° 

Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 24 Oct, 11AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 24 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 8,363 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 20 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay in the next 16 days are 4.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 24) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Tue 20th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 12s
Best Surf11AM (Sat 24th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 15s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sat 24th Oct)13ft (4.0m) 16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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0
2
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4
4
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4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.2
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
1.8
SW
16
2.4
SW
17
4
WSW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
341
190
444
1204
2314
2580
1808
998
1159
1750
3194
6375
1712
1668
913
957
415
1589
1756
369
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
SE
5
NE
20
SSW
25
SW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
S
20
N
5
ENE
15
SE
10
N
10
W
30
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
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off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:20PM0.62m
5:08AM0.51m
2:13PM0.62m
4:58AM0.52m
3:09PM0.60m
5:04AM0.55m
4:11PM0.57m
5:20AM0.59m
5:26PM0.52m
5:42AM0.63m
7:06PM0.47m
6:08AM0.67m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.16m
8:32AM0.48m
9:53PM0.17m
9:31AM0.43m
10:18PM0.20m
10:32AM0.37m
10:45PM0.25m
11:37AM0.31m
11:10PM0.31m
12:47PM0.24m
11:29PM0.39m
2:03PM0.17m
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Temp °C
21
16
14
15
17
15
21
24
20
17
18
16
15
15
13
13
14
12
9
10
9
Feels °C
17
10
14
16
15
13
19
22
18
16
15
16
12
10
8
9
11
10
-2
-1
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Information about the Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Bruny Island - Lighthouse 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 - Lighthouse Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Bruny Island - Lighthouse 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 - Lighthouse 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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