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 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 69 | 57 | 70 | 93 | 79 | 70 | 119 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.26m | 4:32AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:30AM0.88m | 5:51PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 66 | 51 | 43 | 33 | 119 | 82 | 80 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 69 | 50 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 38 | 21 | 24 | 49 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | NE 10 | S 6 | S 14 | S 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 93 | 79 | 70 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 76 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 172 | 16 | 7 |
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