Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawmills today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawmills at 5PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sawmills. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1154 | 2541 | 2201 | 1983 | 1788 | 1521 | 1484 | 1238 | 1060 | 4682 | 961 | 3331 | 591 | 581 | 988 | 1149 | 1267 | 1251 | 979 | 833 | 970 | 957 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.55m | 4:26AM1.66m | 3:50PM1.49m | 5:04AM1.56m | 4:16PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.62m | 9:48PM0.18m | 10:18AM0.71m | 10:20PM0.26m | 10:50AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1154 | 2541 | 2201 | 1983 | 1788 | 1521 | 1484 | 1238 | 1060 | 403 | 961 | 809 | 591 | 581 | 988 | 1149 | 1267 | 1251 | 979 | 833 | 970 | 957 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | — | — | S 16 | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 808 | 1111 | 1271 | — | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 471 | — | — | 5 | 172 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4682 | 7 | 3331 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 561 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 592 | 13 | 37 | 37 |
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