Lighthouse Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.94° S 144.61° E

Lighthouse Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.5° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
9
4.5
WNW
10
5.5
W
12
5.5
W
12
6
W
13
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4043
3888
3573
3241
2899
2848
2837
2338
1983
1714
1737
1377
1142
1111
961
845
2168
1624
4253
8490
9904
11211
12302
11512
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
40
WNW
50
NW
60
WNW
50
W
55
WNW
55
W
50
W
45
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:27AM0.35m
11:20AM0.40m
12:11PM0.45m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.09m
11:58PM0.07m
00:51AM0.05m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
5
2
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
8
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
5
4
5
4
2
0
-2
0
0
-1
-1
1
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