Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 791 | 1449 | 1873 | 3184 | 3079 | 2771 | 2696 | 1767 | 1632 | 1632 | 2372 | 1506 | 1962 | 1803 | 1846 | 1250 | 1086 | 878 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.19m | 11:11PM1.54m | 11:56AM1.21m | 11:54PM1.36m | 12:49PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.21m | 5:45AM0.08m | 5:42PM0.32m | 6:25AM0.15m | 6:42PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 471 | 791 | 1449 | 1873 | 2308 | 67 | 116 | 107 | 1767 | 1632 | 1632 | 137 | 1506 | 1962 | 1803 | 1480 | 1250 | 1086 | 878 | 786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 103 | — | 6 | 6 | 104 | 90 | 34 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 217 | 314 | 349 | 513 | 3184 | 3079 | 2771 | 2696 | 443 | 528 | 472 | 2372 | 240 | 42 | — | 1846 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 478 | 522 | 489 | 489 | 406 | 422 | 422 | 406 | 406 | 309 | 189 | 189 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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