Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 173 | 173 | 244 | 176 | 115 | 144 | 111 | 77 | 71 | 407 | 620 | 857 | 955 | 1352 | 1087 | 839 | 573 | 311 | 368 | 377 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.01m | 5:44PM1.49m | 6:29AM1.14m | 6:36PM1.51m | 7:15AM1.27m | 7:21PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.33m | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:16PM0.26m | 1:10AM0.07m | 1:10PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 173 | 173 | 5 | 5 | 176 | 115 | 144 | 111 | 77 | 71 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 637 | 551 | 424 | 360 | 79 | 32 | 377 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | N 13 | E 11 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | N 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | — | 173 | 244 | — | — | — | 3 | 60 | 235 | 407 | 620 | 857 | 955 | 1352 | 1087 | 839 | 573 | 311 | 368 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 209 | 444 | 597 | 1142 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 199 | 199 | 0 | 0 |
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