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 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
12.9° 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 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SW swell with 5,841 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Aug 15) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1PM (Sat 15th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 15s
Best Surf 1PM (Sat 15th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 15s
Most Powerful 7AM (Sat 22nd Aug)11ft (3.5m) 15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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Night
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Night
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(10 max)
!
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
3
3
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
3.5
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5240
3826
2292
1538
1359
1112
2136
2413
1776
1130
765
428
371
301
162
186
140
277
471
520
1376
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
5
W
0
NNW
15
ENE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
35
W
20
WSW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:19PM0.49m
8:17PM0.53m
12:08PM0.51m
11:16PM0.45m
12:14PM0.53m
2:54AM0.44m
12:21PM0.55m
12:29PM0.58m
12:40PM0.61m
1:00PM0.63m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.48m
4:29AM0.30m
6:32PM0.41m
5:10AM0.38m
7:48PM0.33m
5:34AM0.44m
8:32PM0.26m
9:04PM0.22m
9:30PM0.19m
9:52PM0.18m
clear
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rain showers
light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
7
Temp °C
9
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
15
13
15
17
15
14
11
10
13
13
9
Feels °C
6
8
6
9
10
10
9
8
8
7
10
8
9
13
10
9
7
5
8
8
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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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