Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | E 10 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 66 | 150 | 112 | 98 | 64 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 53 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.40m | 1:47AM0.90m | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:19AM0.88m | 3:58PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.26m | 8:15PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 9:46PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 24 | 150 | 112 | 98 | 64 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 53 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | SSE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | S 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 8 | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 40 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 82 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 279 | 234 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 199 | 23 | 0 |
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