Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 147.14° E

Issued: 3 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period, SW swell with 10,453 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 15s. 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 4.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Wed 8th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 19s
Best Surf 1AM (Tue 14th Jul)13ft (4.0m) 17s
Most Powerful 1AM (Tue 14th Jul)13ft (4.0m) 17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
4
WSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2201
1875
1453
4504
3580
2032
1174
1077
2320
1380
1262
886
637
537
792
1819
5630
7495
9109
9263
10453
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
10
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNW
25
N
30
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
35
W
45
W
45
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM0.57m
00:00AM0.47m
1:29PM0.63m
2:05AM0.44m
1:53PM0.70m
3:57AM0.44m
2:27PM0.77m
5:49AM0.45m
3:07PM0.82m
3:51PM0.86m
4:39PM0.88m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.40m
6:18AM0.28m
8:34PM0.29m
6:52AM0.33m
9:30PM0.17m
7:24AM0.39m
10:25PM0.07m
7:46AM0.44m
11:23PM-0.01m
00:23AM-0.06m
1:25AM-0.07m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:47
4:49
4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
2
5
7
2
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
10
13
9
11
11
9
9
10
11
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
9
6
7
2
3
2
-2
-2
0
2
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
0.2
S
24
0.2
SSW
21
Energy kJ
2201
1875
1453
4504
3580
2032
1174
1045
2320
1380
1262
886
637
537
792
1819
43
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
1
SSW
21
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
1.2
SSW
19
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
7
1.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
25
0.2
SSW
24
Energy kJ
11
11
831
78
60
26
35
1077
5
10
19
17
4
97
7
13
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
14
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
23
35
46
35
16
7
3
6
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.5
NW
4
1.2
W
4
1.3
WNW
5
4
WSW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
Energy kJ
10
2
26
7
56
71
5630
7495
9109
9263
10453
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
1
4
4
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
54
54
59
7
9
7
7
7
7
7
9
7
54
610
58
609
610
76
68
76
98
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
7
8
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
9
7
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
9
8
9
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
9
7
5
7
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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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