Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (03 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).
	Friday 3								Saturday 4								Sunday 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	S 7	S 8	S 6	E 8	ESE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 9	S 9	E 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	33	40	73	73	73	71	55	42	41	37	177	186	35	30	47	100	110	339	88	194	31	310	627	837
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NW	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					10:10AM1.00m				10:19PM1.54m				10:52AM1.02m				10:54PM1.49m				11:38AM1.05m
Low Tide			4:27AM0.18m			3:44PM0.26m					5:03AM0.17m				4:25PM0.31m				5:39AM0.17m				5:11PM0.36m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Temp °C	16	17	16	20	23	22	18	15	14	12	12	13	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	16	16	16	14
Feels °C	14	16	14	18	22	20	13	11	11	9	9	10	13	13	12	10	9	9	8	9	11	10	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 6	S 6	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 9	E 8	E 8	SSE 12	ESE 13	E 12
kJ	26	40	73	73	73	71	55	42	41	37	68	89	34	26	32	100	110	151	88	30	31	111	31	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NE 6	—	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 12	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 14	E 7	E 8	SSE 8	E 8	E 8	S 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 10	SSE 12	E 8	NE 9	E 16
kJ	33	14	—	20	23	28	17	17	21	16	38	29	35	30	29	22	28	31	31	19	29	31	3	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	ESE 10	E 12	E 12	E 15	S 7	E 14	ESE 13	E 8	SSE 8	ESE 12	E 8	SSE 6	E 11	E 11	E 14	E 10	E 13	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	2	—	9	11	11	4	1	15	58	29	22	47	28	12	37	20	14	19	28	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	—	—	SW 2	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 5	S 7	S 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 10	S 4	S 9	S 5	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	2	2	2	1	—	—	1	7	7	11	177	186	—	—	—	—	1	339	14	194	92	310	627	837
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	76	76	16	731
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	6	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	9	9	6	8
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	6	4	9	5	6	5	7	6	6	6	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8

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