Surf Forecasts:
Lighthouse Right surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period, SSW swell with 3,749 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lighthouse Right this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Lighthouse Right in the next 16 days are 2.3m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 19s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lighthouse Right over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, Rusty again, looking at the same charts for Lighthouse Right. It’s a grim 16 days, I won’t sugarcoat it. There’s nearly nothing worth paddling out for, with a big gap of dead conditions at the start.
Friday the 11th morning shows a little something—1 ft from the SSW with a very long 21-second period—but the wind is onshore at 22 mph, light rain, and it’s just ugly. That swell energy is 1291, so there’s power, but it’s wasted. Water temp is 72°, about normal for the season. That same day afternoon goes to 2 ft with cross-onshore wind and lumpy. No good.
Saturday the 12th through Thursday the 17th is pretty much all zeros or tiny, choppy junk. Thursday the 17th morning has 1.0 ft from the SSE with a 5-second period and onshore wind—total dog. Energy is weak (100). Afternoon is even worse.
The only thing that remotely gets our attention is Saturday the 19th morning: 2 ft from the SSW, 16-second period, strong energy (1107). But the wind is cross-onshore at 22 mph, making it lumpy. Not clean, not fun.
Then Wednesday the 23rd morning brings the biggest swell—2 ft from the SSW, 16-second period, strong energy (1953). But again, cross-onshore wind at 15–22 mph and choppy. At 2 ft with that long period, it’s solid for experts on a reef, but the wind kills it. After that, it’s back to tiny windswell and blanks.
There’s no standout run here. Every swell is paired with the wrong wind. If you’re an expert and want to test your luck on the 23rd, go for it, but honestly, this looks more like a kiteboarding stretch than a surfing one with all this cross-onshore chop and lump. This place is having a shocking run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | E 6 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1122 | 1779 | 2089 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 56 | 136 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.38m | 8:29AM1.22m | 8:48PM1.36m | 9:08AM1.24m | 9:18PM1.31m | 9:47AM1.24m | 9:47PM1.24m | 10:25AM1.21m | 10:15PM1.16m | 11:04AM1.16m | 10:44PM1.07m | 11:46AM1.09m | 11:14PM0.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.11m | 2:32AM0.19m | 2:32PM0.13m | 3:03AM0.14m | 3:09PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.12m | 3:45PM0.26m | 4:04AM0.12m | 4:21PM0.34m | 4:36AM0.15m | 4:58PM0.43m | 5:09AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1122 | 1779 | 9230 | 7581 | 5899 | 3760 | 2090 | 5717 | 5933 | 5996 | 5303 | 2861 | 1972 | 1541 | 1001 | 681 | 303 | 240 | 82 | 49 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | — | — | ENE 12 | SSW 20 | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 169 | 397 | 2089 | — | — | 15 | 865 | — | — | 2384 | — | — | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 51 | 44 | 136 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | E 8 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 6 | 390 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 32 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | SE 7 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 725 | 1111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 202 | — | 106 | 85 | 25 | — | 99 | — | 56 | 47 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1232 | 1419 | 1419 | 1419 | 1419 | 143 | 1419 | 1419 | 103 | 1232 | 1419 | 139 | 1229 | 1419 | 1 | 1229 | 1494 | 103 | 1237 | 1443 | 1419 |
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