Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lefthanders today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lefthanders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 656 | 603 | 481 | 450 | 338 | 723 | 481 | 286 | 281 | 377 | 398 | 290 | 452 | 832 | 905 | 869 | 834 | 811 | 754 | 632 | 563 | 555 | 479 | 403 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 11:02PM0.74m | 10:24PM0.66m | 8:43PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.29m | 11:42AM0.31m | 12:03PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | 7:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 724 | 656 | 603 | 481 | 450 | 338 | 288 | 310 | 286 | 281 | 377 | 398 | 290 | 452 | 832 | 905 | 869 | 834 | 811 | 754 | 632 | 563 | 555 | 479 | 403 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 96 | 82 | 155 | 274 | 245 | — | 226 | 123 | 62 | 49 | 55 | 91 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 15 | NE 6 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 33 | 1 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 74 | 66 | 42 | 52 | 336 | 723 | 481 | 306 | 167 | 106 | 91 | 154 | 282 | 344 | 447 | — | 147 | 145 | 111 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 2004 | 515 | 154 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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