Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 358 | 334 | 276 | 289 | 287 | 254 | 218 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 194 | 117 | 121 | 134 | 111 | 79 | 330 | 383 | 653 | 878 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.46m | 5:35AM1.01m | 5:44PM1.49m | 6:29AM1.14m | 6:36PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.38m | 11:41PM0.20m | 11:13AM0.33m | 00:30AM0.13m | 12:16PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 408 | 358 | 334 | 276 | 289 | 287 | 254 | 218 | 173 | 173 | 4 | 194 | 117 | 121 | 134 | 111 | 79 | 56 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | NNE 2 | N 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 95 | — | 1 | 64 | 108 | — | — | 48 | — | 173 | 104 | — | — | — | 17 | 104 | 330 | 383 | 653 | 878 | 887 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 279 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 209 | 444 | 597 | 569 | 76 | 2 |
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