Lighthouse Right Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it for the next 16 days. We’re looking at one spot, and honestly, it’s a bit of a mixed bag. The good news is we’ve got some solid, long-period groundswell rolling in at times, but the wind is gonna be a real headache for most of the run.

The first real chance to get wet is this Saturday, the 18th. We’re looking at a solid 4ft to 5ft swell out of the SSW at a very long 17 seconds. That’s a heap of energy in the water (1031 to 1175), but the wind is a cross-off from the NNE to ENE at 12-15 mph. It’s not clean, but a surfer can work with cross-off at Lighthouse Right. The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year.

Sunday the 19th is a write-off. The swell drops to 4ft and the wind swings onshore and gets strong, with heavy rain. Forget it.

Then we hit a proper dry spell. From Monday the 20th all the way through to Thursday the 24th, there’s barely any swell to speak of, and when it does show up, it’s tiny. Strong cross-onshore winds (SE, 19-25 mph) will chop it to bits. This is a real quiet patch, so don’t bother checking the buoys.

Things start to look interesting again on Sunday the 26th. A new SSW groundswell builds to 4ft to 4ft with a 16-second period. The energy is ramping up (733 to 848), but the wind is still a cross-onshore from the ESE to SE at 12 mph. It’s not perfect, but there’s enough push to make it worth a look if you’re desperate.

The standout, if you can call it that, is actually shaping up for Thursday the 30th and into Friday the 31st. On the 30th, we get a 3ft to 3ft SSW swell, but the wind turns light and variable from the W to SW at 6-9 mph. That’s as close to glassy as we’re going to get. Then on the 31st, the swell bumps up to 4ft from the SSW (15-second period, 1075 energy), and the wind goes onshore from the SSE at 12 mph. The Thursday morning session is the pick of the whole outlook – light winds, clean lines, and a reef break that loves that long-period SSW groundswell. It’s only 3ft, but it’ll be clean.

After that, the first weekend of August looks like a return to sloppy, short-period wind swell and strong onshore winds. The run fizzles out.

So, if you’re chasing a wave, the only real window where everything half-aligns is Thursday the 30th. The swell is modest, but the light wind at Lighthouse Right is the best we’ll see. The bigger Saturday sessions have the size but get blown out. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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