Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 151 | 119 | 119 | 256 | 291 | 212 | 212 | 248 | 165 | 131 | 122 | 101 | 101 | 82 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.60m | 5:44AM0.99m | 6:11PM1.71m | 6:42AM1.06m | 7:03PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.23m | 00:08AM0.19m | 11:25AM0.16m | 1:01AM0.08m | 12:23PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 125 | 151 | 119 | 119 | 4 | 3 | 212 | 212 | 248 | 165 | 131 | 122 | 101 | 101 | 80 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 77 | 82 | 82 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 12 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 12 | 51 | 256 | 291 | 37 | 63 | 18 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 413 | 413 | 416 | 138 | 7 | 124 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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