Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 83 | 78 | 56 | 54 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 116 | 252 | 138 | 117 | 99 | 93 | 72 | 89 | 96 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.41m | 6:14AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.49m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.36m | 00:37AM0.31m | 11:51AM0.29m | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 83 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 137 | 138 | 117 | 99 | 93 | 72 | 89 | 96 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 119 | 16 | 50 | 56 | 54 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 69 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 116 | 252 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 199 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 245 | 245 | 153 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 0 |
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