Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 637 | 621 | 585 | 516 | 472 | 444 | 444 | 472 | 327 | 331 | 750 | 602 | 1041 | 1872 | 3580 | 3569 | 3426 | 2769 | 2533 | 2304 | 2022 | 1926 | 1629 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | 11:11PM1.54m | 11:56AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | 5:45AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | S 21 | E 12 | S 20 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 58 | 1 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 54 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 327 | 331 | 36 | 602 | 1041 | 1872 | 75 | 1323 | 67 | 1046 | 114 | 106 | 103 | 100 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 19 | — | S 21 | — | — | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | S 20 | S 26 | S 19 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | — | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 79 | 42 | 42 | 72 | 13 | 116 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 23 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 694 | 637 | 621 | 585 | 516 | 472 | 444 | 444 | 472 | 123 | 167 | 750 | 265 | 448 | 639 | 3580 | 3569 | 3426 | 2769 | 2533 | 2304 | 2022 | 1926 | 1629 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 143 | 143 | 352 | 353 | 353 | 108 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 522 | 410 | 489 | 400 | 422 | 422 | 406 | 449 | 406 | 309 | 353 | 309 |
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