Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 418 | 370 | 256 | 256 | 283 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 68 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 64 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.24m | 1:16AM0.80m | 2:09PM1.21m | 2:48AM0.79m | 3:23PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.40m | 7:53PM0.51m | 6:50AM0.47m | 9:21PM0.51m | 8:11AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 503 | 418 | 370 | 256 | 256 | 283 | 188 | 158 | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 58 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 25 | 64 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 40 | 31 | 51 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 52 | 37 | 59 | 68 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 106 | 61 | 60 | 100 | 96 | 99 | 59 | 57 | 46 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 108 | 199 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 108 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 286 | 390 | 16 | 7 |
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