Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 67 | 66 | 72 | 101 | 237 | 177 | 143 | 111 | 103 | 73 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 43 | 35 | 41 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.31m | 9:21AM1.71m | 9:40PM1.24m | 10:05AM1.74m | 10:28PM1.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM-0.00m | 3:51PM0.03m | 3:32AM0.03m | 4:42PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 93 | 67 | 66 | 50 | 62 | 237 | 177 | 143 | 111 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 4 | 97 | 79 | 63 | 103 | 73 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 3 | 35 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | NE 6 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 41 | 53 | 58 | 72 | 101 | 84 | — | 74 | — | 93 | 16 | — | — | — | 43 | — | 9 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 76 | 173 | 199 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 108 | 7 | 7 |
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