Surf Forecasts:
LHermitage Left surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SE swell with 68 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for LHermitage Left this week:
The surf forecast for LHermitage Left over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at LHermitage Left in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 14s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for LHermitage Left over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead for L’Hermitage Left. We’ve got a long, dry spell right out of the gate. From Sunday the 19th all the way through to Wednesday morning the 22nd, there’s just nothing. Zero energy. Don’t even bother checking the cam.
We finally see a tiny pulse of life on Thursday morning the 23rd. A weak 3ft south-east windswell sneaks in, but it’s short period, only 6 seconds. The combined energy is a meager 84, so we’re talking really weak wave energy. Conditions are glassy though, which is a nice touch, but the swell is too weak to get excited about.
After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Friday the 24th through Monday the 27th is mostly flat, with a few tiny, poor-quality scraps that aren’t worth paddling out for. On Tuesday the 28th, we get another glimpse of some 2ft to 3ft north-east windswell, again with a short 6-second period. The energy is still very low, sitting at 49. The wind looks clean on Tuesday afternoon, but the swell is just too small and weak to do anything fun on.
Wednesday the 29th offers a little something. Morning has a 2ft north-east swell and a 7-second period, with clean offshore winds from the north-east. It’s still small, and the energy is only 28 (weak), but it’s the cleanest we’ve seen. After that, we’re looking at another flat spell running from Wednesday afternoon right through to the end of the forecast on Monday the 3rd of August. There’s a tiny 1ft to 2ft north-east groundswell with longer periods (10-12 seconds) on the 31st of July and the 1st of August, but the energy is still in the weak range (28-40), and the conditions are either choppy or just too small. Honestly, the best advice for this window is to save the wax. There’s nothing here that’s worth a paddle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
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 kJ | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 26 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:48AM0.48m | 4:45PM0.46m | 4:23AM0.42m | 5:12PM0.43m | 5:06AM0.37m | 5:44PM0.41m | 7:30AM0.32m | 6:52PM0.39m | 11:33AM0.34m | 9:13PM0.38m | 11:57AM0.37m | 10:24PM0.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.16m | 10:44PM0.25m | 10:48AM0.22m | 11:42PM0.27m | 11:16AM0.27m | 1:22AM0.27m | 12:07PM0.31m | 3:32AM0.24m | 2:59PM0.32m | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:29PM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 108 | 411 | 360 | 422 | 1969 | 1859 | 1362 | 986 | 820 | 890 | 775 | 1021 | 678 | 477 | 268 | 237 | 496 | 482 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 5 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | — | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 214 | 15 | 43 | 637 | 18 | — | 6 | 116 | 123 | 96 | 142 | 48 | 222 | 131 | 129 | 358 | 149 | 125 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSW 10 | S 5 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 31 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 50 | 16 | 60 | 30 | 175 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 54 | 39 | — | — | 394 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 232 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
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