Lighthouse Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the surf outlook for Lighthouse (Point Judithlighthouse). Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – this is a tough one for the next 16 days. We're looking at a real dry spell, a proper flat spell that stretches from now all the way through to the 16th of September. There's barely a ripple to get excited about for nearly two weeks, and that's a long time to be staring at a flat ocean. The combined wave energy is in the doldrums, barely cracking triple digits for most of that period, with readings like 24, 14, and 6 – it's weak, it's tiny, and it's not worth paddling out for.

The water temp is sitting at 69°F with a positive anomaly of 0.7°F, so it's about average for this time of year at Lighthouse – not a shocker, just standard late-summer warmth.

Now, the only real blip of interest comes on the morning of Thursday, 10th September. We see a bit of a pulse of swell push through, with a combined energy of 365 – that's a moderate wave energy. The swell height jumps to 6ft, coming from the SSW, but the period is a short 7 seconds. That's a windswell, not a proper groundswell. It's going to be messy and lack any real power. Even then, the wind is a cross-off from the SW at 19 mph, which is a fresh breeze. It's gonna be clean, but it's choppy, and the quality is described as poor. For an intermediate spot like Lighthouse, a 6ft swell with a short period and that much wind is just not going to line up well. It's not a standout.

After that, things get interesting in a bad way around the 17th and 18th of September. We see a bigger swell, over 7ft, coming from the ENE and E. The combined energy hits 416 on the 17th morning, which is strong wave energy. But the wind is a moderate cross-onshore from the ENE at 12-16 mph, and it's described as choppy. A 7ft ENE swell with a 7-second period and onshore wind is a total mess. For a reef and point break that's exposed to the SSE, that swell direction is coming from a bad angle anyway. This setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, honestly. The conditions are poor, the crowd factor is a "sometimes" here, but with this kind of junk, it won't matter.

So, to sum it up: there's not a single day in the 16-day window I'd call a true standout. The 10th of September is the only date with any size, but it's a windswell with too much wind. The rest is a flat, drawn-out lull. It's a tough run for the area, but keep the faith – forecasts can shift, and it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty, signing off.

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