Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 423 | 314 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 241 | 246 | 220 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 172 | 145 | 114 | 107 | 105 | 110 | 133 | 187 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.28m | 1:50AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:26AM0.53m | 10:33PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 314 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 241 | 246 | 220 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 172 | 145 | 114 | 64 | 105 | 105 | 133 | 187 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 41 | 113 | 101 | 75 | 105 | 107 | 95 | 80 | 77 | 53 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | N 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 423 | 37 | 43 | 37 | — | — | 52 | 64 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 102 | 73 | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1162 | 249 | 249 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 108 | 16 | 0 |
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