Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 181 | 428 | 308 | 341 | 573 | 490 | 322 | 438 | 127 | 96 | 278 | 259 | 249 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:31PM1.11m | 10:54AM1.51m | 11:09PM1.02m | 11:33AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.19m | 5:27PM0.26m | 4:51AM0.26m | 6:13PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — | 199 | 264 | 6 | 23 | 80 | 183 | 96 | 96 | 278 | 259 | 249 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 52 | 50 | 69 | 127 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | S 18 | E 15 | S 18 | N 6 | NE 10 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 111 | 71 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 40 | 102 | 181 | 428 | 308 | 341 | 573 | 490 | 322 | 438 | — | — | 74 | 71 | 58 | 385 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 200 | 444 | 36 | 76 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 199 | 108 |
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