Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 97 | 145 | 186 | 186 | 154 | 125 | 104 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 101 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 143 | 180 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | 6:23AM1.13m | 6:28PM1.49m | 6:58AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.33m | 00:27AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.25m | 00:57AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 88 | 90 | 78 | 186 | 186 | 154 | 125 | 104 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 97 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 18 | 143 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 70 | 119 | 139 | 184 | 93 | 50 | 45 | 24 | 43 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | — | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 20 | N 9 | SSE 15 | — | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | — | — | ENE 8 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 11 | — | 35 | 11 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 22 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 97 | 145 | 160 | 80 | 119 | 119 | 104 | — | — | — | 101 | 97 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 143 | 180 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 346 | 446 | 522 | 249 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 444 | 16 | 108 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 199 | 199 | 16 | 10 |
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