Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 641 | 553 | 286 | 414 | 226 | 226 | 271 | 172 | 190 | 181 | 150 | 134 | 111 | 111 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 114 | 83 | 71 | 130 | 95 | 93 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.38m | 9:58PM1.40m | 10:34AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:42PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 120 | 415 | 326 | 286 | 242 | 35 | 25 | 180 | 172 | 190 | 181 | 150 | 134 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 75 | 73 | 114 | 83 | 71 | 130 | 95 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 90 | 96 | 52 | 35 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | NE 15 | ENE 10 | S 8 | NE 15 | NE 14 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 63 | 102 | 95 | 89 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 165 | 641 | 553 | 260 | 414 | 226 | 226 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 199 | 286 | 16 | 7 |
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