Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1630 | 1873 | 3113 | 2958 | 2900 | 2900 | 2866 | 1783 | 1650 | 2483 | 2224 | 1370 | 2083 | 1730 | 1225 | 1086 | 896 | 799 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1630 | 1873 | 2166 | 67 | 116 | 107 | 106 | 1783 | 1650 | 2137 | 2224 | 1370 | 1658 | 1384 | 1225 | 1086 | 896 | 799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 75 | 72 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 103 | — | 139 | 126 | 44 | 36 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 26 | — | — | S 23 | S 23 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 269 | 513 | 3113 | 2958 | 2900 | 2900 | 2866 | 512 | 542 | 2483 | 50 | 155 | 2083 | 1730 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 489 | 402 | 400 | 422 | 422 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 189 | 189 | 30 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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