Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 104 | 143 | 154 | 147 | 265 | 209 | 210 | 161 | 738 | 857 | 423 | 427 | 540 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.60m | 8:30AM1.06m | 8:44PM1.62m | 9:07AM1.10m | 9:16PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.15m | 2:10PM0.17m | 3:21AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 147 | 265 | 209 | 210 | 161 | 177 | 394 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 113 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 12 | S 17 | E 13 | E 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 12 | 104 | 143 | 154 | 96 | 60 | 62 | 35 | 23 | 738 | 857 | 423 | 427 | 540 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 319 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 76 | 2 |
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