Lighthouse Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.94° S 144.61° E

Lighthouse Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.1° 

Lighthouse Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Beach today (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Beach at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2145
2042
4075
3710
3326
3143
3025
1805
1699
2063
1806
1677
996
603
530
452
683
545
670
2724
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:41PM0.16m
12:56PM0.43m
00:01AM0.20m
1:11PM0.44m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.16m
4:34AM0.12m
8:37PM0.17m
5:33AM0.10m
8:10PM0.17m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
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