Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 78 | 56 | 44 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 25 | 432 | 604 | 891 | 1530 | 1658 | 1772 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.25m | 10:30AM1.44m | 10:37PM1.11m | 11:11AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.19m | 4:02AM0.14m | 4:48PM0.28m | 4:34AM0.22m | 5:37PM0.38m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 84 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 54 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | SSE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 78 | 56 | 44 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | N 12 | E 14 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 50 | 54 | 141 | 7 | 131 | 432 | 604 | 891 | 1530 | 1658 | 1772 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 416 | 1595 | 106 | 24 | 102 | 189 | 76 | 444 | 1138 | 1138 | 798 | 603 |
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