Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 191 | 228 | 228 | 263 | 270 | 277 | 357 | 403 | 428 | 300 | 292 | 330 | 312 | 352 | 203 | 171 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:25AM0.97m | 5:18PM1.29m | 6:09AM1.10m | 6:03PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.32m | 10:57AM0.47m | 00:00AM0.23m | 11:54AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 191 | 191 | 228 | 228 | 263 | 270 | 277 | 241 | 245 | 266 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 238 | 203 | 171 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 357 | 403 | 428 | 300 | 292 | 330 | 312 | 352 | — | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
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