Lefthanders surf break

Lefthanders surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lefthanders today?

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 2PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)622763076484657677798055892986407888739264485682519144583883344829302693239021081922189216771751
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.59
8:24AM
0.76
11:12PM
0.55
9:05AM
0.71
10:33PM
0.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.24
1:47AM
0.58
4:22PM
0.29
2:44AM
0.51
4:26PM
0.34
3:27AM
0.44
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset--6:13-------6:13-------6:14-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1---11---------------
Temp. °C141415151515151516161615141313131414141413131212
Feels °C (?)789899111112121213121212121211111110111010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Margaret River

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 18 km away suggest it is still onshore at Lefthanders (moderate winds from the W at Witchcliffe). 3.6m 14s groundswell from the SW which is too big for here.

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18 km away, 1 h 13 min ago

26 km/h
W
0.0
17.5
Air / Water (°C)
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