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 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.2° 

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 11 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 15,946 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s 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 (Aug 11) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay in the next 16 days are 6.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Tue 11th Aug)6ft (1.9m) 16s
Best Surf10AM (Wed 12th Aug)15ft (4.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 4AM (Thu 13th Aug)20ft (6.0m) 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 night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
16
4.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
6
WSW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
837
2201
8860
5330
5512
8096
10142
15739
6428
6638
4546
3870
3139
1353
1722
1249
1011
1513
1716
1421
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
35
W
45
W
30
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
20
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
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on
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
High Tide
4:27PM0.84m
5:16PM0.80m
6:06PM0.73m
7:01PM0.63m
12:19PM0.49m
8:17PM0.53m
12:08PM0.51m
11:16PM0.45m
12:14PM0.53m
2:54AM0.44m
Low Tide
00:59AM-0.00m
1:54AM0.05m
2:49AM0.13m
3:41AM0.21m
2:58PM0.48m
4:29AM0.30m
6:32PM0.41m
5:10AM0.38m
7:48PM0.33m
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Temp °C
13
12
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
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12
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12
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
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0
4
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10
7
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10
9
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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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