Lefthanders surf break

Lefthanders surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 19 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Lefthanders today?

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)191817171616161514141414131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1284211415100588543643557275134387431432795231719141474134612231034864748712396580520520537
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
30
NE
10
NW
20
WSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.90
10:14PM
0.85
10:52PM
0.76
2:00PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
0.18
6:47AM
0.22
7:04AM
0.26
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----5:28-------5:28-------5:30--
Sunset7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242020191822292828242522202331282628262324242321
Feels °C (?)191616141217272323202117141928262426241918242217
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