Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 108 | 145 | 589 | 553 | 298 | 242 | 264 | 81 | 76 | 220 | 222 | 177 | 245 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 97 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.38m | 9:58PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 98 | 120 | 415 | 326 | 286 | 35 | 35 | 81 | 76 | 203 | 222 | 177 | 140 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 10 | NE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 63 | 102 | 95 | 89 | 90 | 97 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 108 | 145 | 589 | 553 | 298 | 242 | 264 | 80 | 55 | 220 | — | — | 245 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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