Surf Forecasts:
Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 15 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 11,871 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 15 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 Thursday (Oct 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. 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 6.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 15th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 13th Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3182 | 2869 | 1452 | 5015 | 11871 | 5158 | 2477 | 1803 | 846 | 450 | 344 | 501 | 679 | 428 | 273 | 244 | 141 | 84 | 47 | 49 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | off |
High Tide | 6:16AM0.62m | 6:09AM0.64m | 6:16AM0.64m | 6:42AM0.63m | 7:55AM0.61m | 11:05AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.24m | 5:45PM0.20m | 6:39PM0.17m | 7:22PM0.16m | 7:58PM0.15m | 8:26PM0.15m | 8:50PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3182 | 2869 | 1452 | — | — | — | 2477 | 1803 | 846 | 450 | 344 | 501 | 679 | 428 | 273 | 244 | 110 | 21 | 37 | 49 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 20 | ENE 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 70 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 130 | 141 | 84 | 47 | 5 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | E 8 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | S 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | ENE 2 | — | — | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 213 | 89 | 5015 | 11871 | 5158 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 138 | 112 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 615 | 609 | 744 | 1024 | 71 | 68 | 502 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 237 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 237 | 7 |
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