Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 181 | 179 | 104 | 104 | 118 | 139 | 125 | 146 | 186 | 220 | 220 | 290 | 249 | 261 | 225 | 177 | 198 | 135 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.71m | 9:47AM1.32m | 9:56PM1.57m | 10:29AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.04m | 3:45AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.11m | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 19 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 104 | 104 | 118 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 61 | 12 | 97 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | N 9 | S 15 | N 8 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 60 | — | — | 20 | 7 | 17 | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 203 | 181 | 179 | 27 | 36 | 7 | 139 | 125 | 146 | 186 | 220 | 220 | 290 | 249 | 261 | 225 | 177 | 198 | 135 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 76 | 249 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 2 |
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