Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 147.14° E

Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.5° 

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 4 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, W swell with 2,938 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE 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 (Aug 04) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 12s. 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 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 8s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Tue 4th Aug)4.5ft (1.3m) 9s
Best Surf10PM (Mon 10th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 11s
Most Powerful10PM (Mon 10th Aug)11ft (3.5m) 11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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AM
PM
Night
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Night
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Night
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Night
AM
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Night
AM
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Rating
(10 max)
1
0
3
3
2
0
2
0
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
4
3
0
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
21
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
236
230
336
352
343
391
307
535
1123
791
895
1685
1344
899
457
335
748
1571
1560
2266
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
10
N
5
NW
10
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
15
N
20
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
5
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:49AM0.54m
11:36PM0.44m
12:08PM0.60m
1:58AM0.44m
12:39PM0.66m
3:41AM0.46m
1:19PM0.73m
5:04AM0.47m
2:03PM0.79m
6:29AM0.47m
2:50PM0.83m
3:38PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.38m
5:02AM0.35m
7:38PM0.27m
5:41AM0.40m
8:32PM0.17m
6:20AM0.44m
9:23PM0.08m
6:55AM0.46m
10:16PM0.01m
7:18AM0.47m
11:09PM-0.02m
00:04AM-0.03m
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7:22
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
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5:13
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:20
 mm
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Temp °C
10
11
9
10
11
10
12
12
10
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12
9
9
10
10
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11
13
13
11
Feels °C
6
7
6
8
9
5
7
6
7
9
11
5
6
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
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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