Lefthanders surf break

Lefthanders surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 AWST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lefthanders today?

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 10AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151514141414141313131213181717161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5200526250604797428438633326292627642609251529343289393449991627917286145451298111640109421049588477884
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.54
2:19PM
0.55
3:01PM
0.61
4:06PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.36
5:01AM
0.37
2:45AM
0.28
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---5:31-------5:33-------5:33----
Sunset------7:30-------7:30-------7:29-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1---11-1----
Temp. °C171616171819191920212121192020191817181717171817
Feels °C (?)141416161516161617171717161616141413121111111211
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