Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 198 | 159 | 232 | 277 | 355 | 373 | 359 | 561 | 480 | 398 | 197 | 188 | 170 | 264 | 125 | 101 | 108 | 31 | 91 | 110 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.80m | 9:03AM1.28m | 9:16PM1.71m | 9:47AM1.32m | 9:56PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:09AM-0.05m | 2:52PM0.04m | 3:45AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 78 | 77 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 231 | 231 | 359 | 315 | 254 | 208 | 26 | 26 | 170 | 125 | 125 | 101 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | S 21 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | S 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 19 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | N 8 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 194 | 198 | 159 | 232 | 277 | 355 | 373 | — | 561 | 480 | 398 | 197 | 188 | 7 | 264 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 82 | 91 | 110 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 108 | 16 |
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