Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 261 | 346 | 125 | 165 | 752 | 664 | 386 | 465 | 237 | 258 | 80 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.60m | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.14m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.13m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 569 | 513 | 419 | 352 | 327 | 245 | 240 | 240 | 261 | 38 | 125 | 96 | 480 | 426 | 360 | 318 | 35 | 35 | 80 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | S 18 | E 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 1 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 47 | 6 | 27 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | S 16 | N 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 346 | 124 | 165 | 752 | 664 | 386 | 465 | 237 | 258 | 66 | 308 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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