Lefthanders surf break

Lefthanders surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 27 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lefthanders today?

The current surf forecast for Lefthanders at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
2
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111111111101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43513563274422592010168514701191932791663664469400355355348448392348273279322500
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
0.74
6:25PM
0.81
7:20PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.17
3:35AM
0.09
4:12AM
0.04
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:37------
Sunset----7:29-------7:28-------7:27---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161617171816151312142019201717151318222022222019
Feels °C (?)121112101110108810171414121211916211820201817
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