Lefthanders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.90° S 114.98° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lefthanders sea temperature is

19.2° C

Lefthanders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lefthanders today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (24 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 16	WNW 8	W 9	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1457	1249	1060	864	785	772	761	761	1162	1147	1094	980	613	501	700	554	443	532	1063	2299	4814	9277	14451	14483
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:39AM0.90m								6:21AM0.96m								6:59AM1.00m
Low Tide						4:37PM0.32m								4:52PM0.31m									5:06PM0.31m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	14	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	15	15	14	14	14
Feels °C	11	9	9	10	11	12	12	11	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	5	5	5	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	—
kJ	1457	1249	1060	864	785	772	761	761	1162	1147	1094	980	613	501	700	554	443	532	581	435	—	—	—	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 16	W 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	WSW 12	S 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	59	90	89	86	129	124	169	167	—	51	50	143	218	281	406	395	400	260	2	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	—	—	—	—	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	222	219	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 3	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 7	WNW 8	W 9	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	—	—	5	11	18	22	18	18	19	18	14	29	59	64	98	168	284	509	1063	2299	4814	9277	14451	14483
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lefthanders WA - Margaret River	Ellensbrook WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Lefthanders WA - Margaret River	Lefthanders WA - Margaret River	Lefthanders WA - Margaret River	Ellensbrook WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Mouth WA - Margaret River	Ellensbrook WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Boranup Beach WA - Margaret River	Augusta Rivermouth WA - Margaret River	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Mutton Bird Beach WA - Far South	Flat Rocks Beach (WA) WA - North West	Backdoors SA - Nullarbor	Dirk Hartog Island WA - North West	Fishery Bay SA - Eyre Peninsula	Jakes WA - North West	Horrocks WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	1	41	41	50	0	0	0	1	7	1	41	50	41	50	157	157	277	544	1688	878	1899	691	616
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River	Surfers Point	The Guillotine	Boranup Beach	Augusta Rivermouth	Augusta Rivermouth	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	Surfers Point	The Bombie and Boat Ramp	Boranup Beach	Augusta Rivermouth	Boranup Beach	Augusta Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4

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