Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 121 | 129 | 135 | 107 | 178 | 229 | 214 | 206 | 198 | 137 | 128 | 85 | 70 | 48 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 72 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.27m | 10:09AM1.59m | 10:26PM1.15m | 10:59AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.07m | 4:38PM0.16m | 4:20AM0.14m | 5:38PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 80 | 129 | 135 | 107 | 105 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 99 | 101 | 76 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 31 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 121 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 49 | 54 | 214 | 206 | 198 | 137 | 128 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 21 | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 26 | 52 | 48 | 178 | 229 | 61 | — | 3 | 29 | 29 | 85 | 70 | 40 | 38 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 56 | 72 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 199 | 249 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 390 | 416 | 16 | 16 |
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