
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 104 | 238 | 415 | 540 | 599 | 647 | 575 | 540 | 495 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.83m | 7:44AM1.08m | 8:06PM1.88m | 8:36AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.01m | 1:24PM0.03m | 2:53AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:39AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | |
— | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
33 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | S 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 104 | 238 | 415 | 540 | 599 | 647 | 575 | 540 | 495 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 122 | 138 | 143 | 122 | 536 | 223 | 138 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 76 |
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