Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lefthanders today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 4AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lefthanders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2794 | 2962 | 2655 | 3183 | 3388 | 3062 | 2806 | 2897 | 2036 | 1834 | 1581 | 1390 | 1080 | 949 | 1601 | 5647 | 7315 | 6954 | 9599 | 10101 | 13886 | 11476 | 9510 | 7676 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.03m | 10:42AM0.93m | 10:50AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.38m | 8:00PM0.45m | 7:43PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 21 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2794 | 2962 | 2655 | 1109 | 3388 | 3062 | 2806 | 2897 | 2036 | 1834 | 1581 | 1390 | 1080 | 949 | 1601 | 117 | — | 664 | 2987 | — | 13886 | 11476 | 9510 | 7676 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 22 | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | 3183 | 560 | 250 | 115 | 14 | 181 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 73 | — | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 436 | 472 | 891 | 620 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 244 | 271 | 394 | 404 | 721 | 5647 | 7315 | 6954 | 9599 | 10101 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 458 | 304 | 157 | 277 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 157 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 358 | 358 | 878 | 249 |
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