Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 443 | 444 | 574 | 620 | 674 | 740 | 799 | 887 | 923 | 846 | 831 | 717 | 640 | 585 | 585 | 535 | 503 | 470 | 327 | 327 | 621 | 796 | 1141 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:39AM-0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | E 10 | S 18 | E 9 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | S 20 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 64 | 59 | 63 | 54 | 20 | 327 | 327 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 295 | 443 | 444 | 574 | 620 | 674 | 740 | 799 | 887 | 923 | 846 | 831 | 717 | 640 | 585 | 585 | 535 | 503 | 470 | 106 | 102 | 621 | 796 | 1141 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 209 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 189 | 400 | 189 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 449 | 406 |
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