Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 121 | 113 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 119 | 113 | 109 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 86 | 139 | 175 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.43m | 6:23AM1.13m | 6:28PM1.49m | 6:58AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.25m | 00:57AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 136 | 121 | 96 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 100 | 38 | 113 | 95 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 44 | 25 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | S 20 | SSE 15 | S 19 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 22 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | — | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 135 | 119 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 119 | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 139 | 175 | 189 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 444 | 249 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 535 | 444 | 16 | 10 |
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