Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 103 | 79 | 272 | 358 | 575 | 815 | 907 | 1273 | 1087 | 899 | 635 | 311 | 333 | 340 | 274 | 292 | 305 | 370 | 533 | 561 | 561 | 523 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:29AM1.14m | 6:36PM1.51m | 7:15AM1.27m | 7:21PM1.50m | 7:55AM1.39m | 8:03PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:16PM0.26m | 1:10AM0.07m | 1:10PM0.19m | 1:45AM0.03m | 1:57PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 103 | 79 | 71 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 666 | 539 | 446 | 396 | 311 | 333 | 340 | 274 | 292 | 305 | 370 | 533 | 561 | 561 | 523 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 14 | NNE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 87 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 14 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 80 | 272 | 358 | 575 | 815 | 907 | 1273 | 1087 | 899 | 635 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 55 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 209 | 76 | 76 | 189 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 189 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 580 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
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