Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 394 | 371 | 296 | 251 | 184 | 130 | 101 | 68 | 48 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.46m | 8:32AM1.48m | 8:41PM1.39m | 9:08AM1.55m | 9:18PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.02m | 2:41PM0.11m | 2:48AM0.03m | 3:23PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 513 | 394 | 371 | 296 | 251 | 184 | 130 | 101 | 68 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 56 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 20 | 45 | 30 | 16 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 11 | — | 30 | — | 29 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 3 | NNE 7 | W 3 | NE 7 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 126 | 227 | 210 | 200 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 173 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 1146 | 534 | 124 | 106 |
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