Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 243 | 237 | 157 | 131 | 101 | 103 | 113 | 82 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 71 | 157 | 158 | 150 | 110 | 86 | 88 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 5:44AM0.99m | 6:11PM1.71m | 6:42AM1.06m | 7:03PM1.79m | 7:32AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.16m | 1:01AM0.08m | 12:23PM0.09m | 1:48AM0.01m | 1:15PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | 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 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 243 | 237 | 157 | 131 | 101 | 103 | 113 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 71 | 157 | 158 | 150 | 110 | 86 | 88 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | ENE 3 | SSE 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NE 4 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 13 | 25 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 17 | — | 4 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 333 | 48 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 124 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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