Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 234 | 282 | 497 | 511 | 338 | 221 | 90 | 111 | 183 | 229 | 211 | 175 | 138 | 134 | 125 | 99 | 99 | 80 | 99 | 111 | 114 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04AM0.91m | 5:11PM1.36m | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | 6:23AM1.13m | 6:28PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | 11:55PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.33m | 00:27AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 30 | 79 | 497 | 511 | 338 | 221 | 88 | 35 | 42 | 229 | 211 | 175 | 138 | 134 | 125 | 99 | 99 | 80 | 37 | 36 | 114 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 69 | 47 | 119 | 137 | 127 | 93 | 84 | 45 | 25 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 10 | S 20 | S 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SE 19 | S 9 | SSE 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 15 | S 19 | — | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 31 | 8 | 22 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 186 | 234 | 282 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 111 | 183 | 188 | 149 | — | 133 | 129 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 111 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 24 | 16 | 76 | 108 | 108 | 36 | 108 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 365 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 199 | 199 | 16 | 7 |
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