Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 66 | 113 | 1103 | 1909 | 1041 | 3162 | 1225 | 1304 | 1304 | 1422 | 1484 | 1536 | 1599 | 1539 | 1730 | 2820 | 1906 | 2213 | 2602 | 2797 | 2566 | 2774 | 3148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.05m | 11:33PM1.42m | 12:28PM1.10m | 00:17AM1.33m | 1:23PM1.16m | 1:10AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.17m | 5:11PM0.36m | 6:16AM0.16m | 6:05PM0.42m | 6:58AM0.16m | 7:10PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 66 | 113 | 20 | 54 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 1735 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 2774 | 2097 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | — | E 16 | ESE 16 | E 16 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 20 | 29 | — | 5 | 48 | 20 | 23 | — | 10 | 51 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 16 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 30 | 19 | 9 | — | 19 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 29 | 67 | 1103 | 1909 | 1041 | 3162 | 1225 | 1304 | 1304 | 1422 | 1484 | 1536 | 1599 | 1539 | 1730 | 2820 | 1906 | 2213 | 2602 | 2797 | 2566 | 2358 | 3148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 76 | 76 | 30 | 108 | 248 | 108 | 602 | 531 | 108 | 108 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 248 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 2 |
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