Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lefthanders today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 2AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lefthanders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5006 | 5720 | 5653 | 6314 | 7333 | 6779 | 6471 | 5338 | 4844 | 4620 | 4213 | 3684 | 3768 | 2140 | 3700 | 3517 | 3152 | 5747 | 5916 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:06PM0.63m | 10:54AM0.71m | 11:15PM0.67m | 11:39AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.41m | 4:35AM0.46m | 5:13PM0.46m | 5:41AM0.44m | 4:55PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
5006 | 5720 | 5653 | 6314 | 7333 | 6779 | 6471 | 5338 | 4844 | 4620 | 4213 | 3684 | 3768 | 2140 | 3700 | 3517 | 3152 | 5747 | 5916 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | 31 | 553 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 550 | 441 | — | 1302 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — |
77 | 58 | 25 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 38 | 92 | 173 | 349 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 199 | 199 | 358 | 630 | 358 | 5 | 5 |
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