Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 181 | 220 | 125 | 97 | 78 | 58 | 256 | 237 | 165 | 323 | 595 | 268 | 470 | 494 | 221 | 416 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.51m | 8:08AM1.46m | 8:17PM1.46m | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:57PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.00m | 2:15PM0.09m | 2:30AM-0.00m | 2:59PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 181 | 157 | 125 | 97 | 78 | 58 | 62 | 70 | 63 | 62 | 6 | 268 | 25 | 46 | 215 | 21 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 10 | S 10 | — | — | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 71 | 42 | 109 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 204 | 65 | 220 | — | 1 | 36 | 164 | 256 | 237 | 165 | 323 | 595 | 238 | 470 | 494 | 221 | 416 | 197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 108 | 199 | 209 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
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