Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 99 | 100 | 72 | 55 | 70 | 112 | 35 | 31 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 102 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:40PM1.24m | 10:05AM1.74m | 10:28PM1.15m | 10:53AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.03m | 4:42PM0.04m | 4:14AM0.08m | 5:37PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | E 12 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 70 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 55 | 34 | — | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 102 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 48 | 47 | 21 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | S 4 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 99 | 100 | — | — | 9 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 249 | 0 | 0 |
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