Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | S 10 | N 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 39 | 27 | 31 | 53 | 39 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 128 | 306 | 475 | 587 | 454 | 491 | 607 | 522 | 351 | 260 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:19AM0.88m | 3:58PM1.48m | 4:39AM0.94m | 5:03PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.32m | 9:46PM0.35m | 8:58AM0.33m | 11:00PM0.26m | 10:16AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 53 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 454 | 263 | 491 | 607 | 522 | 351 | 260 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 6 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | SSE 2 | ESE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 31 | 37 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 128 | 306 | 475 | 587 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 199 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 248 | 2 | 0 |
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