Lights Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 117.29° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lights Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lights Beach today (15 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lights Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (15 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 14			Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4527	4370	4010	3665	3716	3582	3383	3257	2948	2692	2412	1672	1063	874	810	614	476	701	666
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				11:37PM0.65m			10:14AM0.35m					11:52PM0.68m			9:01AM0.35m
Low Tide	4:19PM0.23m					6:56AM0.31m			4:02PM0.18m					7:54AM0.35m			3:59PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	21	25	25	21	21
Feels °C	10	10	9	8	8	9	11	12	12	10	11	12	11	11	18	23	24	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	E 7
kJ	4527	4370	4010	3665	3716	3582	3383	3257	2948	2692	2412	1672	1063	874	810	599	476	701	203
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 21	SW 21	—	SW 20	SW 19	S 13	S 14	SW 18	S 14	S 13	S 13	SSW 14	S 14	E 7	SW 15	SW 13	S 12	SW 15
kJ	—	18	72	—	186	96	787	874	154	836	728	511	799	637	171	614	295	309	666
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	—	SW 16	SW 22	S 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	87	—	—	—	—	—	506	—	206	18	259
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	10	28	53	62	69	104	188	253	239	219	204	184	189	—	176	250	250	343
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	230	235	235	213	235	235	213	230	230	213	235	0	93	210	33	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)												4	4		4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	6

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