Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 871 | 749 | 567 | 505 | 528 | 1130 | 415 | 377 | 727 | 240 | 197 | 181 | 143 | 116 | 119 | 122 | 118 | 65 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.68m | 7:57AM1.35m | 8:08PM1.62m | 8:36AM1.43m | 8:47PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM-0.02m | 1:53PM0.05m | 2:30AM-0.02m | 2:37PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 99 | 87 | 505 | 528 | 485 | 77 | 69 | 282 | 240 | 197 | 181 | 143 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 138 | 117 | 104 | 86 | 93 | 84 | 84 | 61 | 61 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | E 14 | S 22 | S 21 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 | 72 | 122 | 118 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 871 | 749 | 567 | 6 | 2 | 1130 | 415 | 377 | 727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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