Surf Forecasts:
Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period, SW swell with 9,178 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s 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 (Jul 18) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 13s. 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 5.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3444 | 669 | 356 | 238 | 228 | 239 | 300 | 3090 | 1137 | 878 | 528 | 786 | 2502 | 5929 | 5899 | 4937 | 4631 | 9178 | 8798 | 5483 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:28PM0.54m | 1:57PM0.57m | 11:49PM0.45m | 1:58PM0.58m | 2:31AM0.41m | 1:58PM0.60m | 1:56PM0.62m | 1:58PM0.65m | 2:09PM0.68m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.52m | 6:01AM0.22m | 8:28PM0.43m | 6:28AM0.31m | 9:24PM0.34m | 6:30AM0.37m | 10:00PM0.28m | 10:27PM0.23m | 10:48PM0.20m | 11:09PM0.18m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 864 | 669 | 356 | 238 | 228 | 220 | 300 | 892 | 1137 | 878 | 528 | 786 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4631 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 609 | 341 | 209 | 205 | 181 | 239 | 272 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 103 | 91 | 119 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 13 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3444 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3090 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2502 | 5929 | 5899 | 4937 | 96 | 9178 | 8798 | 5483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 82 | 621 | 76 | 156 | 76 | 600 | 149 | 76 | 68 |
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