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 Monday 04 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 20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lefthanders today?

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (05 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
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 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 4			Tuesday 5								Wednesday 6								Thu 7
	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)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 20	SW 13	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	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
Wave Graph
kJ	625	590	1408	1267	1154	841	552	664	657	947	1292	1263	1467	1825	2612	2756	3077	3263	3132	3080	2717	2358	2201	1918
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide							10:09AM1.08m								10:33AM1.08m								10:58AM1.06m
Low Tide		8:00PM0.40m									9:03PM0.42m								10:10PM0.44m


	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	13	13	13	16	18	16	14	12	11	12	12	15	19	20	19	16	15	14	13	17	20
Feels °C	14	12	10	10	10	10	15	15	11	9	7	6	8	8	12	17	17	15	11	10	10	9	13	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 18	SW 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
kJ	625	486	1408	1267	1154	841	449	604	501	947	890	1263	1467	1825	2612	2756	3077	3263	3132	3080	2717	2358	2201	1918
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 14	WSW 18	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 12	SW 18	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 5
kJ	620	590	318	390	376	452	441	392	376	358	1292	852	701	394	11	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	WSW 18	SW 22	SW 22	WSW 21	WSW 20	SW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 14	—	SW 12	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	171	246	73	118	180	280	552	664	657	478	—	325	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	SE 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	E 3	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	—
kJ	77	91	107	95	—	—	—	64	15	29	34	26	21	8	26	17	21	17	29	40	22	14	14	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	23	4	4	0	0	0	0	23	23	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	9	5	9	5	6

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