Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 49 | 111 | 73 | 242 | 458 | 447 | 332 | 212 | 234 | 212 | 190 | 194 | 147 | 103 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:14PM1.36m | 6:09AM1.25m | 6:07PM1.32m | 6:52AM1.37m | 6:54PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.13m | 12:07PM0.33m | 00:30AM0.11m | 1:02PM0.27m | 1:05AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | 7:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 14 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 49 | 4 | 56 | 54 | 336 | 303 | 226 | 212 | 234 | 212 | 190 | 194 | 147 | 103 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 15 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 111 | 73 | 242 | 458 | 447 | 332 | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 30 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 102 | 143 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 199 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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