Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 147.14° E

Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.4° 

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 15 Sep 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-onshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 22 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 16,030 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s 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 Wednesday (Sep 16) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 5.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 4.0m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay in the next 16 days are 5.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 22) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Wed 16th Sep)18ft (5.5m) 15s
Best Surf10AM (Wed 16th Sep)18ft (5.5m) 15s
Most Powerful 4AM (Tue 22nd Sep)18ft (5.5m) 16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4.5
SSW
14
5.5
SW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
6
WSW
14
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4.5
WSW
13
3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
13
3
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
13
5
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5421
7799
13099
5855
5684
5336
6969
13737
6124
4249
3257
4398
6329
4242
1778
2572
4755
5337
11141
15801
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
45
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
50
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
NNW
20
N
20
WNW
55
WSW
40
W
50
W
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
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cross
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cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:06AM0.56m
9:37AM0.57m
10:52AM0.59m
11:49AM0.61m
12:36PM0.64m
1:18PM0.66m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.24m
7:26PM0.20m
7:59PM0.18m
8:27PM0.17m
8:51PM0.16m
9:14PM0.16m
9:38PM0.16m
rain showers
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6:13
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6:09
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5:59
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6:06
 mm
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
17
17
14
15
14
15
21
16
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
-3
-1
1
1
1
3
1
5
12
12
7
9
8
9
12
12
-3
-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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