Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 319 | 531 | 746 | 643 | 609 | 462 | 500 | 365 | 280 | 227 | 217 | 217 | 190 | 190 | 311 | 212 | 363 | 512 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.48m | 4:39AM0.94m | 5:03PM1.57m | 5:41AM1.03m | 5:57PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.26m | 10:16AM0.28m | 11:56PM0.16m | 11:21AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 7 | 569 | 454 | 370 | 462 | 500 | 365 | 280 | 227 | 217 | 217 | 190 | 190 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 319 | 531 | 746 | 643 | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 311 | 212 | 363 | 512 | 464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 249 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 248 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 76 | 249 | 108 | 76 | 0 |
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