Surf Forecasts:
Lefthanders surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period, SW swell with 10,945 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lefthanders this week:
The surf forecast for Lefthanders over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lefthanders in the next 16 days are 4.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lefthanders over the next 16 days.
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Hey, Rusty here. So we’ve only got Lefthanders in the picture for the full sixteen days, a reef break that gives beginners a wave when it’s nice and small. Water’s sitting at a normal 67°F, just a hair above average, so all good there.
Now, straight up: for the first week and a half, the swell is pumping but way too big. It kicks off on Monday 6th July afternoon with 13ft waves from the WSW, a long period of 15 seconds, and the combined energy is huge at 6660 (strong to very strong). The wind is a light cross-offshore from the southeast at 9 mph, so it’s clean, but 13ft is well over 8ft – that’s expert-only territory. Tuesday 7th has 12ft to 10ft waves with a 16-second period, still massive. Wednesday 8th afternoon goes glassy with 12ft and no wind – gorgeous conditions, but you need a serious board and balls of steel.
Thursday 9th sees the swell drop to 10ft, but by the afternoon it’s 8ft and cross-onshore winds make it messy. Friday 10th is marginal with 7ft to 6ft and cross-shore wind, not exciting.
The best shot for the experienced crew is Monday 13th morning: 13ft from the SW, 16-second period, combined energy of 7500, and a glassy cross-offshore breeze from the east-southeast at 3 mph – absolutely clean, but it’s a big-wave session. Tuesday 14th is similar with 10ft and light cross winds, still big and clean.
From Wednesday 15th, you get a strong north-northeast wind at 19 mph, cross-offshore and clean for 8ft. Then Thursday 16th through the 18th is blown-out with near-gale winds from the northwest and west, heavy rain, lumpy and ugly surf. By Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st, the wind dies down a bit, but you’re still looking at 10ft to 12ft swells, so big and powerful.
Beginners, don’t even think about it – everything’s over 5ft. The real standout for experts is Monday 13th morning when it’s biggest and cleanest. For the rest of us, there’s not much to get excited about over the next two weeks.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6569 | 7524 | 6404 | 4705 | 2880 | 6531 | 6254 | 5097 | 3766 | 2106 | 1408 | 1381 | 1042 | 1210 | 3446 | 3208 | 4993 | 3469 | 2614 | 10945 | 7500 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM0.78m | 5:02AM0.84m | 5:36AM0.92m | 6:16AM0.99m | 7:00AM1.06m | 7:43AM1.12m | 8:26AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.57m | 6:31PM0.59m | 3:04PM0.51m | 3:22PM0.40m | 3:57PM0.31m | 4:37PM0.26m | 5:18PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 |
 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 6569 | 7524 | 6404 | 4705 | 2880 | 6531 | 6254 | 5097 | 3766 | 2106 | 1408 | 1381 | 1042 | 1210 | 3446 | 3208 | 4993 | 3469 | 2614 | 10945 | 7500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | WSW 22 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | W 13 | SW 22 | SW 18 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 80 | 16 | — | 45 | — | — | — | 333 | 472 | 387 | 467 | — | 3 | 73 | 758 | 372 | 1445 | 2523 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 26 | WSW 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | — | — | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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