Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 271 | 260 | 218 | 173 | 173 | 294 | 194 | 180 | 138 | 134 | 78 | 74 | 293 | 394 | 606 | 857 | 870 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.01m | 5:44PM1.49m | 6:29AM1.14m | 6:36PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.20m | 11:13AM0.33m | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:16PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 299 | 271 | 260 | 218 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 5 | 180 | 138 | 134 | 78 | 74 | 52 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 16 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 80 | — | 66 | — | 40 | 294 | 194 | — | — | — | 5 | 96 | 293 | 394 | 606 | 857 | 870 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 209 | 76 | 597 | 189 | 76 | 2 |
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