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Sawmills Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Cape Otway (10 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Sawmills surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 04 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sawmills surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sawmills sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawmills today?
The current surf forecast for Sawmills at 11PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sawmills. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
286 | 265 | 387 | 1309 | 1756 | 2013 | 2017 | 1760 | 2683 | 1743 | 1608 | 1279 | 1126 | 1016 | 1002 | 890 | 840 | 3292 | 2436 | 3459 | 3536 | 3685 | 3671 | 3716 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.40m | 2:11PM1.83m | 1:41AM1.41m | 2:45PM1.81m | 2:14AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.65m | 7:22AM0.17m | 8:21PM0.64m | 7:56AM0.17m | 8:54PM0.65m | 8:30AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 286 | 265 | 387 | 586 | 905 | 961 | 1094 | 980 | 1977 | 1743 | 1608 | 1279 | 1126 | 1016 | 1002 | 890 | 840 | 947 | 1346 | 1729 | 1952 | 2017 | 1693 | 2553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | W 11 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 313 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 98 | 164 | 255 | 142 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | S 14 | — | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 255 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1309 | 1756 | 2013 | 2017 | 1760 | 2683 | 467 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3292 | 2436 | 3459 | 3536 | 3685 | 3671 | 3716 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 370 | 186 | 15 | 255 | 15 | 37 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 370 | 371 | 519 | 551 | 598 |
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