Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 193 | 162 | 208 | 286 | 140 | 175 | 183 | 388 | 365 | 312 | 253 | 208 | 104 | 151 | 151 | 167 | 151 | 135 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.31m | 11:54PM1.08m | 12:50PM1.27m | 00:43AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.41m | 6:03AM0.27m | 7:12PM0.50m | 6:45AM0.35m | 8:32PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 274 | 193 | 162 | 208 | 286 | 124 | 175 | 183 | 388 | 365 | 312 | 253 | 208 | 104 | 151 | 151 | 167 | 151 | 135 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 70 | 90 | 92 | 107 | 140 | 133 | 112 | 38 | 44 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 36 | 67 | 85 | 57 | 47 | 35 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 6 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 113 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 106 | 199 | 16 | 7 |
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