Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 63 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 64 | 84 | 102 | 105 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.33m | 1:50AM1.01m | 2:58PM1.40m | 3:13AM0.94m | 4:09PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.44m | 7:58AM0.24m | 9:44PM0.40m | 9:08AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 64 | 84 | 102 | 105 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 63 | 52 | 24 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | S 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 102 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 108 | 7 | 7 |
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