Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 32 | 90 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 208 | 394 | 686 | 558 | 454 | 462 | 522 | 365 | 280 | 227 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:19AM0.88m | 3:58PM1.48m | 4:39AM0.94m | 5:03PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.33m | 11:00PM0.26m | 10:16AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 475 | 382 | 263 | 462 | 522 | 365 | 15 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 53 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 32 | 90 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 18 | 208 | 394 | 686 | 558 | 454 | — | — | — | 280 | 227 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 199 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 248 | 36 | 2 |
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