Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 240 | 240 | 302 | 394 | 125 | 175 | 705 | 541 | 326 | 414 | 226 | 81 | 231 | 199 | 283 | 270 | 235 | 128 | 134 | 108 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.38m | 9:58PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 240 | 240 | 240 | 39 | 38 | 125 | 145 | 445 | 368 | 326 | 242 | 35 | 81 | 60 | 199 | 190 | 173 | 161 | 128 | 22 | 108 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 7 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 58 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 90 | 91 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 64 | 61 | 57 | — | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 21 | 302 | 394 | 132 | 175 | 705 | 541 | 260 | 414 | 226 | 66 | 231 | 157 | 283 | 270 | 235 | — | 134 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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