Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 523 | 523 | 513 | 424 | 327 | 256 | 251 | 154 | 106 | 101 | 68 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.46m | 8:32AM1.48m | 8:41PM1.39m | 9:08AM1.55m | 9:18PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:18AM0.02m | 2:41PM0.11m | 2:48AM0.03m | 3:23PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 523 | 523 | 513 | 424 | 327 | 256 | 251 | 154 | 106 | 101 | 68 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 13 | 91 | 99 | 44 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 17 | — | 29 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 3 | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 7 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 45 | 60 | 306 | 273 | 5 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1137 | 1137 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 1145 | 580 | 19 | 19 |
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