Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 183 | 146 | 365 | 312 | 274 | 343 | 156 | 181 | 186 | 156 | 128 | 139 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 77 | 35 | 74 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:50PM1.27m | 00:43AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.24m | 1:48AM0.84m | 2:58PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.27m | 7:12PM0.50m | 6:45AM0.35m | 8:32PM0.54m | 7:40AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 171 | 183 | 105 | 365 | 312 | 274 | 121 | 156 | 181 | 186 | 156 | 128 | 139 | 97 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 77 | 35 | 7 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 112 | 146 | 34 | 37 | 23 | 64 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | ESE 12 | E 13 | S 12 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | E 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | E 9 | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 343 | 69 | — | — | — | 4 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 74 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 199 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 407 | 444 | 124 | 7 |
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