Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 269 | 512 | 589 | 695 | 765 | 848 | 875 | 768 | 675 | 598 | 589 | 503 | 440 | 400 | 361 | 327 | 323 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.88m | 8:36AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:39AM-0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 35 | 269 | 512 | 589 | 695 | 765 | 848 | 875 | 768 | 675 | 598 | 589 | 503 | 440 | 400 | 361 | 327 | 323 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 143 | 122 | 91 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 209 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 189 | 143 | 189 | 276 | 319 | 189 | 76 | 16 | 30 | 118 | 143 | 402 | 402 |
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