Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (05 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 5				Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	6	6	5	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	113	420	1722	1008	1220	1372	1354	1333	1392	1484	1568	1599	1570	1633	2819	1836	2255	2776	2878	3327	3840	3290	2865	2438
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:38AM1.05m				11:33PM1.42m				12:28PM1.10m				00:17AM1.33m					1:23PM1.16m				1:10AM1.23m
Low Tide			5:11PM0.36m				6:16AM0.16m				6:05PM0.42m				6:58AM0.16m					7:10PM0.46m				7:44AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	17	17	16	15	15	14	15	16
Feels °C	12	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 12	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	ESE 13	E 13	SE 11	ESE 13	—	—	—	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	113	420	54	33	5	11	42	17	36	35	33	32	34	28	1729	33	—	—	—	3327	2501	2244	2097	1864
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 16	ESE 11	E 14	ESE 11	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	—	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	20	20	12	5	23	15	22	—	—	51	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	88	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 13	—	E 16	—	E 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	29	—	19	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	56	157	1722	1008	1220	1372	1354	1333	1392	1484	1568	1599	1570	1633	2819	1836	2255	2776	2878	2747	3840	3290	2865	2438
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Currumbin Point QLD - Gold Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	5	5	5	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	5	5	4	5	3	5	8	7	6	2	2
Distance (km)	16	36	76	76	76	30	248	108	602	531	252	108	30	30	2	30	76	248	30	30	30	30	23	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Saltwater	Hat Head	Hat Head	Hat Head	Hat Head	Scotts Head							Hat Head	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Hat Head	Hat Head		Hat Head	Scotts Head	Hat Head	Hat Head	Hat Head	Saltwater
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	5	5	5							4	5	5	5	5		5	8	7	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	7	6	7
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Desperation Point New Zealand	Larsen Street New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cyclops Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cyclops Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9

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