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 Tuesday 05 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 11PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 May)	-	-
Afternoon (05 May)	3ft (0.9m)	20s
Evening (05 May)	4ft (1.2m)	18s

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 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 5			Wednesday 6								Thursday 7								Fri 8
	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)	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	SW 18	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	657	947	1332	1263	1467	1825	2612	2580	3077	3634	3499	3080	2579	2383	2201	1918	1564	1401	1309	1030	958	862	620	488
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	SSW	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide							10:33AM1.08m								10:58AM1.06m									11:23AM1.01m
Low Tide			9:03PM0.42m								10:10PM0.44m									11:04PM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—
	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	14	12	12	12	12	16	20	21	19	16	15	14	14	17	20	20	20	19	17	16	15	18	21
Feels °C	13	9	7	7	8	8	13	18	19	15	11	10	9	10	13	18	17	15	14	12	11	10	13	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	501	947	1332	1159	1467	1825	2612	2580	3077	3634	3499	3080	2579	2383	2201	1918	1564	1401	1309	1030	958	862	620	488
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 18	SW 18	S 12	SW 13	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	—	SE 6	SW 18	N 6
kJ	376	478	1292	1263	472	336	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	5	5	2	2	—	28	13	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 19	SW 12	—	—	WSW 14	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18
kJ	657	358	—	—	322	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 8	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	NNE 5	ENE 3	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	—
kJ	22	50	66	47	36	9	24	13	31	49	55	50	41	10	—	—	—	—	10	7	22	39	55	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	4	28	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	12
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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