Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2564 | 2267 | 2040 | 1948 | 2339 | 1539 | 1250 | 1020 | 896 | 802 | 730 | 643 | 557 | 484 | 417 | 354 | 340 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.36m | 12:49PM1.22m | 00:40AM1.19m | 1:45PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.32m | 6:25AM0.15m | 6:42PM0.43m | 7:05AM0.22m | 7:51PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 153 | 139 | 2040 | 1948 | 1747 | 1539 | 1250 | 1020 | 896 | 802 | 730 | 643 | 557 | 484 | 417 | 354 | 340 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 87 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2564 | 2267 | 50 | 42 | 2339 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 354 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
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