Surf Forecasts:
Lighthouse surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SSW swell with 196 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lighthouse this week:
The surf forecast for Lighthouse over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lighthouse in the next 16 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lighthouse over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the Lighthouse (Point Judith). Straight up, this is a rough stretch. The next week and a half is mostly a write-off, with a long gap of poor conditions. The first glimmer of something halfway decent doesn’t show until Monday the 31st of August, and even that is pretty marginal.
For the first several days, it’s mostly tiny swell, weak energy, and messy cross-shore winds. Nothing doing. There’s a bit of a pulse showing on Friday the 28th with a combined swell energy of 292 (moderate) and some 1ft to 4ft range, but it’s a short period, crumbly wind swell, and the winds are cross-off or worse. Not worth getting excited about. The water temp is sitting around 70°, which is about average for the time of year, so no drama there.
The only real standout, and I’m using that term loosely, lands on Monday the 31st of August. Early morning shows a light offshore wind from the west, a 4ft swell coming from the SSW, with moderate energy (207). It’s a short period (6 seconds), so it won't have much punch, but the offshore breeze should clean it up for a few hours. That’s your best bet, but don’t expect perfection. The afternoon goes back to cross-off and drops off.
After that, it’s back into the doldrums. September kicks off with a glassy morning on the 1st, but the swell is tiny at 1ft, and that long period of 15 seconds will make it close out and be hard to catch on this exposed reef and point setup. The rest of the first week of September is a disaster: strong onshore winds from the northeast, building up to a fresh to strong breeze, and messy, lumpy conditions. The swell stays small and weak through to the 8th.
Honestly, if you’re desperate, the Monday morning of the 31st is the only window. Otherwise, the forecast is barren. It’s a real quiet spell for the area, and blanks like this do happen.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 48 | 60 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 46 | 152 | 130 | 142 | 61 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 30 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM0.96m | 6:26AM0.84m | 6:46PM1.01m | 7:09AM0.92m | 7:28PM1.05m | 7:50AM0.98m | 8:08PM1.08m | 8:30AM1.04m | 8:47PM1.09m | 9:09AM1.09m | 9:26PM1.07m | 9:49AM1.12m | 10:06PM1.04m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.20m | 00:52AM0.15m | 12:38PM0.14m | 1:22AM0.09m | 1:16PM0.09m | 1:50AM0.04m | 1:51PM0.04m | 2:17AM-0.00m | 2:26PM0.00m | 2:46AM-0.03m | 3:03PM-0.02m | 3:16AM-0.05m | 3:41PM-0.02m | 3:50AM-0.05m | |||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 19 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 46 | 95 | 24 | 142 | 61 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 43 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 11 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | SW 6 | SSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | S 7 | NW 2 | W 3 | SW 4 | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 48 | — | 32 | 31 | — | 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 152 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 17 | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 173 | 0 | 140 | 173 | 69 | 45 | 46 | 108 | 108 | 629 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 614 | 45 | 240 | 55 | 0 |
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