Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 72 | 94 | 95 | 81 | 70 | 119 | 83 | 78 | 56 | 54 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 116 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:30AM0.88m | 5:51PM1.41m | 6:14AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.39m | 11:03AM0.36m | 00:37AM0.31m | 11:51AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 95 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 81 | 70 | 119 | 16 | 78 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 42 | 95 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 72 | 94 | 83 | — | — | — | 66 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 116 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 199 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 286 | 16 | 138 |
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