Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 63 | 52 | 50 | 37 | 64 | 82 | 102 | 104 | 153 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 157 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.94m | 4:09PM1.49m | 4:35AM0.94m | 5:14PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.40m | 9:08AM0.26m | 11:04PM0.30m | 10:20AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 35 | 50 | 34 | 64 | 82 | 102 | 104 | 153 | 194 | 194 | 157 | 157 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 |
| kJ | 54 | 63 | 52 | 16 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 60 | 288 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 226 | 245 | 16 | 416 |
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