Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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) | S 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 44 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 48 | 41 | 69 | 110 | 123 | 102 | 101 | 57 | 35 | 38 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 179 | 251 | 340 | 214 | 147 | 127 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:48AM0.79m | 3:23PM1.23m | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:24PM1.28m | 5:04AM0.91m | 5:11PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.50m | 10:31PM0.45m | 9:32AM0.47m | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 48 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 123 | 102 | 101 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 81 | 340 | 164 | 147 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 214 | 126 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | E 8 | N 10 | E 8 | S 21 | S 18 | N 5 | N 5 | S 19 |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 69 | 110 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 19 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | 42 | 126 | 179 | 251 | — | — | — | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 308 | 286 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 199 | 7 | 108 | 181 | 16 | 108 | 402 | 199 | 16 | 199 | 16 |
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