Surf Forecasts:
Lighthouse Right surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period, SW swell with 597 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lighthouse Right this week:
The surf forecast for Lighthouse Right over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lighthouse Right in the next 16 days are 1.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 9s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lighthouse Right over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what’s going on at Lighthouse Right.
For the first week and a half, it’s a long, dusty stretch. From Thursday the 6th through to Tuesday the 11th morning, it’s either flat, blown out, or just plain junk. The wind is screaming out of the east for most of it, and the swell is pathetic – tiny pulses of 0.7ft to 3ft from the SSW with weird periods. The combined energy is weak, mostly between 10 and 134. You’re better off waxing your board at home.
Then Tuesday the 11th morning gives us a tiny window. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and the water is a normal 72° for this time of year. But the swell is only 1ft from the SW with a 16-second period (a long period groundswell) and energy of just 80. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon turns onshore, so that window is tight.
The real standout, the one that’s got my heart pumping, is Thursday the 13th of August. That morning, Lighthouse Right is looking like the pick of the whole forecast. The wind is glassy out of the NW, and we’ve got a clean 5ft swell from the SW with a 12-second period. The combined energy is a solid 615, which is a nice moderate punch. The forecast says conditions should be very good. That’s the one. The afternoon holds up too, with a clean 4ft and cross-offshore wind, but the morning is the gem.
After that, it gets messy. Friday the 14th gets blown out, and then Saturday the 15th sees a big jump in size – 8ft to 8ft of SSW swell. The energy rockets to 1734 and 2381, which is strong. But it’s too big for this break. The forecast says it’s predicted to be too big for Lighthouse Right, so that’s a hard pass for most of us. The wind is onshore, too, so it’ll be a lumpy mess.
From there, it’s a mix of lumpy, choppy, and onshore slop through the rest of the week, with a few marginal windows but nothing that beats that Thursday the 13th.
So, for the whole 16 days, the one true standout is the morning of Thursday the 13th. Mark it on the calendar.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SSW 18 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 114 | 65 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 31 | 66 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 64 | 21 | 19 | 96 | 123 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.01m | 1:07AM1.05m | 2:51PM1.01m | 2:10AM0.97m | 4:22PM1.05m | 3:34AM0.92m | 5:40PM1.14m | 4:59AM0.93m | 6:39PM1.25m | 6:08AM0.98m | 7:28PM1.34m | 7:05AM1.05m | 8:10PM1.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.54m | 7:57AM0.26m | 8:35PM0.62m | 9:09AM0.25m | 10:23PM0.64m | 10:26AM0.21m | 11:53PM0.58m | 11:36AM0.14m | 00:56AM0.51m | 12:34PM0.07m | 1:44AM0.42m | 1:24PM0.02m | 2:26AM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 201 | 153 | 103 | 75 | 72 | 520 | 415 | 280 | 227 | 199 | 203 | 184 | 154 | 146 | 149 | 121 | 124 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 114 | 65 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 46 | 47 | 28 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 64 | 21 | 19 | 61 | 123 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 23 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 5 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 48 | 10 | 31 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 96 | 33 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | 234 | 173 | 560 | 775 | 747 | 6 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 103 | 1227 | 72 | 1 | 747 | 1 | 0 | 1243 | 1 | 97 | 747 | 0 |
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