Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 41 | 69 | 110 | 123 | 102 | 101 | 57 | 35 | 37 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.21m | 2:48AM0.79m | 3:23PM1.23m | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:24PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.47m | 9:21PM0.51m | 8:11AM0.50m | 10:31PM0.45m | 9:32AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 67 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 46 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 123 | 102 | 101 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 52 | 37 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 100 | 96 | 99 | 59 | 56 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 69 | 110 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 199 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 309 | 390 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 237 | 16 | 7 | 16 |
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