Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 84 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 49 | 93 | 80 | 72 | 44 | 81 | 69 | 117 | 82 | 82 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.80m | 4:06PM1.26m | 4:32AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:30AM0.88m | 5:51PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.47m | 10:03AM0.42m | 11:59PM0.39m | 11:03AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 93 | 75 | 72 | 44 | 81 | 56 | 44 | 82 | 67 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 29 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 79 | 69 | 117 | 40 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 14 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 50 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 80 | — | — | 20 | — | 19 | 76 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 91 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
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