Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 200 | 136 | 128 | 271 | 292 | 279 | 266 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 279 | 263 | 270 | 277 | 226 | 260 | 274 | 226 | 160 | 331 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.34m | 10:34PM1.41m | 11:13AM1.33m | 11:13PM1.24m | 11:59AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.10m | 5:14PM0.31m | 5:27AM0.18m | 6:08PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 31 | 61 | 21 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 297 | 279 | 263 | 65 | 277 | 226 | 260 | 274 | 226 | 160 | 204 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 62 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 50 | 97 | 120 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 9 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 17 | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 56 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 25 | 79 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 98 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 225 | 200 | 136 | 128 | 271 | 292 | 279 | 266 | 301 | 297 | — | — | — | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 105 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 76 | 23 | 0 |
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