Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 127 | 124 | 113 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.51m | 7:16AM0.97m | 7:35PM1.56m | 7:54AM1.01m | 8:10PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.26m | 12:53PM0.23m | 2:16AM0.20m | 1:33PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 154 | 127 | 124 | 113 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 56 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 7 | E 11 | E 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 199 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 177 | 76 | 143 | 122 |
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