Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 158 | 158 | 125 | 116 | 104 | 66 | 117 | 79 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 20 | 58 | 75 | 144 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 00:22AM0.97m | 12:47PM1.59m | 1:35AM0.92m | 1:54PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.15m | 5:55AM0.24m | 7:48PM0.20m | 7:00AM0.33m | 9:01PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 210 | 158 | 158 | 125 | 114 | 72 | 52 | 117 | 79 | 70 | 46 | 45 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 144 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 116 | 76 | 80 | 116 | 104 | 66 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 29 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | SSE 13 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 75 | 367 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 286 | 921 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 570 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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