Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 65 | 86 | 134 | 168 | 185 | 100 | 106 | 112 | 118 | 170 | 253 | 219 | 193 | 147 | 125 | 94 | 58 | 340 | 407 | 360 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.51m | 7:32AM1.36m | 7:40PM1.51m | 8:08AM1.46m | 8:17PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.18m | 1:27AM0.04m | 1:32PM0.12m | 1:58AM0.00m | 2:15PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 118 | 121 | 100 | 106 | 112 | 118 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 193 | 147 | 125 | 94 | 58 | 62 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | NE 10 | NNW 3 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 41 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | NE 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 5 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 86 | 134 | 168 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 170 | 253 | 219 | 62 | 3 | — | 28 | 207 | 340 | 407 | 360 | 319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 108 | 199 | 702 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 261 | 411 | 444 | 237 | 16 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 108 | 76 | 249 | 16 | 23 |
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