Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1018 | 873 | 777 | 687 | 622 | 513 | 458 | 375 | 340 | 256 | 216 | 151 | 145 | 118 | 91 | 94 | 77 | 48 | 90 | 105 | 40 | 27 | 26 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.61m | 9:33PM1.07m | 9:52AM1.59m | 10:11PM1.02m | 10:28AM1.55m | 10:50PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.17m | 3:14AM0.18m | 4:30PM0.19m | 3:48AM0.22m | 5:11PM0.23m | 4:24AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1018 | 873 | 777 | 687 | 622 | 513 | 458 | 375 | 340 | 256 | 216 | 151 | 145 | 118 | 91 | 94 | 75 | 48 | 19 | 14 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 38 | 28 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 12 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 7 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | 26 | 119 | 119 | — | 68 | 64 | 32 | 90 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 219 | — | 90 | 105 | 47 | 23 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 30 | 416 | 535 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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