Lights Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South of Western Australia)

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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*:
Beach	2	fairly 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.

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16 Day Forecast

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

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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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Lights Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 09:17 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Lights Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Lights Beach, 0 km from Lights Beach.

Next High Water: 12:12pm | 0.71m

Next Low Water: 02:33am | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Lights Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (20.0 °C) at Lights Beach is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite