Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 19 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 81 | 121 | 117 | 104 | 163 | 71 | 132 | 69 | 93 | 135 | 138 | 113 | 88 | 110 | 90 | 84 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.52m | 9:14AM1.46m | 9:23PM1.39m | 9:52AM1.47m | 10:00PM1.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.01m | 3:20PM0.12m | 3:32AM0.06m | 4:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 163 | 71 | 132 | 46 | 93 | 135 | 138 | 113 | 88 | 110 | 90 | 84 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 65 | 121 | 117 | 104 | 73 | 65 | 31 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 17 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 57 | 62 | 83 | 75 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | N 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 3 | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 108 | 199 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 390 | 390 |
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