Lights Beach Surf Guide

Lights Beach in Far South Australia is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

Lights Beach Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2fairly consistent
20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Lights Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Lights Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

What's the best time of year to surf Lights Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Lights Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter  and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 36% of the time in June while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
36%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
60%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
4%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Lights Beach Location Map

Interactive Lights Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Lights Beach is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 351 km (218 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Lights Beach is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 365 km (227 miles) away.

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Lights Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 16:10 Local Time
Thursday 07
11AM2PM5PM8PM
Wave (m)
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
Period (s) 14 14 14 13
Wind (km/h)
10
10
20
15
Wind State cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off

Swell History at Lights Beach

Surf stats for Lights Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Lights Beach

Wind stats for Lights Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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