Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

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Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bruny Island - Lighthouse Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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 (May 02) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 13s period. 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 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 07) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 9s period and expected on Sunday (May 03) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Sat 2nd May)3.5ft (1.1m) 13s
Best Surf 4AM (Fri 8th May)8ft (2.5m) 15s
Most Powerful 7PM (Thu 7th May)10ft (3.0m) 16s

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 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
0
1
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
13
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
437
398
410
507
599
647
711
679
2491
1929
1442
833
1011
1429
1095
1285
3510
2662
2181
2378
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
SSW
10
N
20
E
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
20
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
25
S
20
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:42PM0.67m
4:53PM0.68m
5:10PM0.69m
5:37PM0.68m
6:20PM0.67m
7:34PM0.66m
9:07PM0.64m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.19m
4:08AM0.17m
4:59AM0.15m
5:41AM0.14m
6:14AM0.14m
6:39AM0.13m
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clear
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mod rain
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:13
5:12
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:06
5:05
6
2
2
1
7
Temp °C
22
23
21
19
19
15
15
16
15
15
16
14
17
17
14
11
12
13
13
13
14
18
19
17
17
16
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
15
10
6
8
10
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SW
13
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
SSW
17
2
SW
13
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
488
437
398
410
507
599
647
711
679
2491
1929
1442
833
1011
153
459
1285
3510
2662
2181
2378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.1
E
15
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
ENE
11
1.4
SSW
16
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
12
4
31
8
114
121
113
169
372
100
131
139
106
155
364
119
993
73
68
45
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
S
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
S
24
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
1
ENE
11
0.6
E
10
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
19
3
2
1
4
1
128
9
11
24
221
218
218
80
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NE
7
0.5
N
3
0.6
NE
8
0.6
SW
3
1.3
W
6
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
10
55
5
48
7
105
5
5
1429
1095
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
2
1
Distance (km)
54
54
9
9
9
54
7
59
7
7
7
7
9
7
9
68
71
59
59
526
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Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
3
4
9
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
4
9
8
6
6
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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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