Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 104 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 52 | 108 | 97 | 89 | 65 | 52 | 83 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 66 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.31m | 9:42AM1.57m | 9:55PM1.21m | 10:17AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.07m | 4:04PM0.14m | 3:48AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 97 | 89 | 65 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 5 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | NE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 104 | 136 | 118 | 85 | 23 | 52 | 108 | 342 | 352 | 230 | — | 83 | — | 32 | 31 | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 517 | 465 | 138 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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