Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 171 | 394 | 122 | 145 | 589 | 553 | 326 | 242 | 264 | 81 | 76 | 318 | 283 | 266 | 230 | 128 | 134 | 108 | 88 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.38m | 9:58PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 171 | 38 | 122 | 120 | 415 | 326 | 326 | 242 | 35 | 81 | 76 | 99 | 222 | 173 | 153 | 128 | 134 | 108 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 89 | 89 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 10 | NE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 34 | 63 | 103 | 95 | 22 | 22 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 28 | 394 | 119 | 145 | 589 | 553 | 284 | 76 | 264 | 80 | 71 | 318 | 283 | 266 | 230 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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