Lighthouse Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's chew the fat on what's coming for Lighthouse Right in Noumea-Pass.

To put it bluntly, this is a tough stretch. We’ve got a top-shelf reef break that wants a groundswell from the WSW, but the charts are looking pretty bare for a long while. The water temp is about 78°F, right where it should be. But for the first ten days, it's a no-go. There are long gaps with zero surf, just fresh cross-shore winds and lumpy chop messing everything up. It’s a real dry spell.

We get a tiny sliver of hope on the morning of Thursday, July 30th. A small 0.7m (2ft) swell from the SSW, with a long 16-second period, gives us a moderate combined energy of 229. The wind is a clean cross-off, which will put some nice lines on the reef. It’s a marginal window, more of a longboard or foiling day, but it’s the only chance to get wet in the first week.

Then the door slams shut again. From July 31st all the way through to August 11th, it’s a complete blank. Winds are howling onshore or cross-shore, and the wave energy is zip. It’s a grim outlook.

For the one true standout, you have to look way ahead to Wednesday, August 12th. The morning brings 1.6m (5ft) of swell from the SSW, with a solid 15-second period. The combined energy jumps to a strong 1024, meaning there’s some proper grunt. The wind is light from the south, straight onshore, but light enough it might not kill it. This is the biggest pulse of the whole forecast, but it’s a long-range call and only marginal. If that wind clocks offshore, that reef could be magic.

The next day, August 13th, cleans up nicely. The wind switches to the WNW, a clean cross-off, but the swell has dropped to 0.9m (3ft). It’ll be pretty but lacking the punch of the day before.

So, the final word: for the next ten days, save your gas. The only real highlight, and it’s a tentative one, is the morning of August 12th. That’s your best bet for a proper session, but keep an eye on the wind.

Rusty.

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