Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 78 | 78 | 65 | 85 | 113 | 168 | 173 | 120 | 131 | 138 | 117 | 174 | 280 | 230 | 199 | 147 | 134 | 97 | 78 | 75 | 384 | 443 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.51m | 7:32AM1.36m | 7:40PM1.51m | 8:08AM1.46m | 8:17PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.18m | 1:27AM0.04m | 1:32PM0.12m | 1:58AM0.00m | 2:15PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 64 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 118 | 121 | 120 | 131 | 138 | 117 | 3 | 2 | 201 | 199 | 147 | 134 | 97 | 78 | 75 | 60 | 80 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | — | S 17 | NE 8 | — | E 11 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 5 | N 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 78 | 78 | — | 85 | 113 | 168 | 173 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 174 | 280 | 230 | 64 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 145 | 384 | 443 | 337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 108 | 199 | 444 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 261 | 411 | 400 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 102 | 108 | 181 | 16 | 16 |
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