Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 113 | 111 | 96 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 150 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58PM1.40m | 10:34AM1.41m | 10:39PM1.28m | 11:21AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.18m | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:42PM0.23m | 4:51AM0.12m | 5:38PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 134 | 113 | 111 | 88 | 76 | 59 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 150 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 91 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 90 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 95 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 86 | 48 | 76 | 40 | 51 | 6 | 47 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 199 | 286 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
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