Lighthouse surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 Aug 2025 AWST
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Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111212111010101099181817161616162120191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7696566585835424173783533023223333983454184674193955456239391643244323133432
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
NW
15
SW
25
S
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.36
11:40PM
0.56
12:04AM
0.58
12:41AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01PM
0.25
3:07PM
0.21
2:54PM
0.17
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--5:59-------5:59-------6:00-----
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131514141414141313141414121212141415151515151414
Feels °C (?)688109910910121098910111013131213131212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Margaret River

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Lighthouse (fresh winds from the S at Cape Naturaliste Lh 2 km from Lighthouse). 1.4m 3s local chop from the S with a 1.0m 12s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 38 min ago

33 km/h
S
Cross-On
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