Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 136 | 186 | 160 | 156 | 143 | 142 | 117 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 83 | 55 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:43AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.24m | 1:48AM0.84m | 2:58PM1.23m | 3:13AM0.80m | 4:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.35m | 8:32PM0.54m | 7:40AM0.41m | 10:01PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 136 | 186 | 160 | 156 | 143 | 142 | 117 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 32 | 47 | 6 | 55 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | E 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 21 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 199 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 245 | 230 | 106 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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