Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 17 | 49 | 145 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 44 | 52 | 72 | 66 | 73 | 49 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.31m | 9:42AM1.57m | 9:55PM1.21m | 10:17AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.07m | 4:04PM0.14m | 3:48AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 73 | 49 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 4 | — | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 12 | NE 10 | S 6 | NE 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 49 | 145 | 155 | 118 | — | 23 | 44 | 52 | 72 | 227 | 216 | — | — | — | 65 | 18 | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 1145 | 534 | 124 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 153 | 245 | 342 | 124 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
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