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 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.7° 

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 22 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 15s period, SW swell with 21,872 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s 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 (Jul 23) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 6.5m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay in the next 16 days are 7.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Thu 23rd Jul)21ft (6.5m) 15s
Best Surf 7PM (Thu 23rd Jul)21ft (6.5m) 15s
Most Powerful10PM (Thu 23rd Jul)23ft (7.0m) 15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
3
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2
0
0
4
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
4
SW
13
5.5
SW
15
6
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
5
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
3.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
2.1
SW
11
2.4
SW
12
6
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3133
5862
12650
17486
8362
5765
9102
3331
1576
1208
2700
3380
1047
1627
11098
2140
4404
9822
7817
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
45
W
55
W
55
WSW
35
W
55
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
NNW
45
W
40
W
15
NNW
35
WNW
45
W
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM0.65m
2:09PM0.68m
2:32PM0.71m
3:01PM0.73m
3:33PM0.75m
4:07PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:27PM0.23m
10:48PM0.20m
11:09PM0.18m
11:33PM0.16m
00:03AM0.14m
00:38AM0.14m
1:15AM0.14m
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7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
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5:00
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
3
2
4
4
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7
12
1
2
1
3
7
4
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
9
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
9
9
10
10
7
7
Feels °C
-1
-4
-6
-2
1
1
2
3
5
7
8
10
7
-2
-1
4
2
-4
-4
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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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