Lefthanders surf break

Lefthanders surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 02 Jan 2026 AWST
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Lefthanders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lefthanders sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lefthanders today?

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 12PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (02 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Lefthanders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Mon
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313121212121212121111111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)270823182285225318031514149112991173986827813683683672661617595640524457406778786
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.94
9:17PM
0.93
9:49PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.01
6:19AM
0.02
6:59AM
0.06
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Mon
05
Sunrise-5:11-------5:13-------5:13------
Sunset----7:34-------7:34-------7:34---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162026252319181716202625231918171520212121191816
Feels °C (?)121622191713141413162219171414141319181617161514
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