Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 227 | 214 | 164 | 119 | 765 | 423 | 551 | 163 | 143 | 156 | 175 | 272 | 391 | 452 | 748 | 476 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.62m | 9:07AM1.10m | 9:16PM1.60m | 9:44AM1.15m | 9:49PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.17m | 3:52AM0.10m | 3:27PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | E 18 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 265 | 227 | 214 | 164 | 119 | 401 | 10 | 10 | 152 | 143 | 137 | 175 | 272 | 4 | 4 | 501 | 6 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 18 | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 18 | E 13 | E 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 43 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 765 | 423 | 551 | 163 | 141 | 156 | 86 | 30 | 391 | 452 | 748 | 476 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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