Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 552 | 472 | 479 | 472 | 479 | 373 | 365 | 460 | 534 | 1016 | 3137 | 2213 | 3222 | 2769 | 2637 | 2449 | 2223 | 2013 | 1855 | 1665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | 11:11PM1.54m | 11:56AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | 5:45AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 63 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 373 | 365 | 460 | 534 | 1016 | 2395 | 2213 | 72 | 67 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 103 | 100 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | — | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 36 | 36 | 79 | 76 | 42 | — | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 23 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 552 | 472 | 479 | 472 | 479 | 88 | 167 | 214 | 293 | 349 | 3137 | 588 | 3222 | 2769 | 2637 | 2449 | 2223 | 2013 | 1855 | 1665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 309 | 189 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 478 | 478 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 406 | 422 | 406 | 449 | 309 | 406 | 189 | 143 |
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