Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 52 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.26m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:41AM1.13m | 1:48PM1.33m | 1:50AM1.01m | 2:58PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.16m | 6:53PM0.42m | 6:59AM0.20m | 8:14PM0.44m | 7:58AM0.24m | 9:44PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 40 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 52 | 52 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 19 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 3 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | ESE 3 | NE 4 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 23 | 13 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 20 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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