Lefthanders Surf Forecast

/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.90° S 114.98° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Lefthanders surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 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 20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lefthanders today?

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 May)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (07 May)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (07 May)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 6			Thursday 7								Friday 8								Sat 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	3077	3438	3499	2897	2579	2358	2201	1918	1564	1401	1198	1094	918	772	620	488	378	378	378	289	204	92	169	147
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	S	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide							10:58AM1.06m									11:23AM1.01m								11:39AM0.93m
Low Tide			10:10PM0.44m									11:04PM0.46m								11:45PM0.47m


	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—
	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	18	15	14	13	13	16	20	20	20	19	16	15	15	18	21	22	20	19	17	16	15	17	19
Feels °C	17	14	10	9	8	8	12	18	17	15	14	11	10	10	13	17	20	16	14	11	10	9	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	3077	3438	3499	2897	2579	2358	2201	1918	1564	1401	1198	1094	918	772	620	488	378	378	378	289	204	92	169	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	SW 18	N 6	N 6	N 6	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	5	—	—	—	—	13	62	62	37	29	26	25	84	58	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NNW 7	WSW 16	SE 6	SW 15	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	12	4	26	9	56	40	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	—	—	SE 5	NNE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	—	—	N 7	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7
kJ	31	42	40	27	32	32	27	—	—	43	11	12	35	53	74	—	—	8	64	80	108	156	193	173
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	41	12	0	0	1	1	12	10	41	50
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	7	9	6	5	5	7	6	5	6	6	5	7	6	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	5

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