Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1920 | 1919 | 1768 | 2734 | 1346 | 1231 | 1139 | 1470 | 695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 217 | 206 | 206 | 193 | 147 | 161 | 129 | 105 | 86 | 65 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17PM0.99m | 11:58AM1.31m | 00:06AM0.88m | 12:56PM1.24m | 1:16AM0.80m | 2:09PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.31m | 6:36PM0.46m | 5:51AM0.40m | 7:53PM0.51m | 6:50AM0.47m | 9:21PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 7 | 1508 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 922 | 695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 217 | 206 | 206 | 193 | 147 | 161 | 129 | 105 | 86 | 65 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | NE 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 57 | 78 | 78 | 110 | 101 | 99 | 54 | 59 | 57 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | N 16 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 99 | 96 | 99 | 59 | 57 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1920 | 1919 | 1768 | 2734 | 1346 | 1231 | 1139 | 1470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 108 | 199 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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