Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 287 | 374 | 527 | 412 | 379 | 367 | 308 | 261 | 200 | 164 | 157 | 120 | 103 | 79 | 75 | 44 | 55 | 41 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.02m | 5:25PM1.62m | 5:46AM1.02m | 6:21PM1.74m | 6:48AM1.05m | 7:15PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.15m | 00:12AM0.20m | 11:33AM0.12m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 334 | 287 | 374 | 527 | 412 | 379 | 367 | 308 | 261 | 200 | 164 | 157 | 120 | 103 | 79 | 75 | 44 | 55 | 41 | 29 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 220 | 148 | 158 | 32 | 32 | 86 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 10 | S 7 | SE 8 | N 6 | N 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 106 | 106 |
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