Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 227 | 214 | 164 | 119 | 765 | 423 | 551 | 163 | 143 | 156 | 175 | 272 | 391 | 452 | 748 | 476 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.62m | 9:07AM1.10m | 9:16PM1.60m | 9:44AM1.15m | 9:49PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.12m | 2:48PM0.17m | 3:52AM0.10m | 3:27PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | E 18 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 265 | 227 | 214 | 164 | 119 | 401 | 10 | 10 | 152 | 143 | 137 | 175 | 272 | 4 | 4 | 501 | 6 | 466 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 18 | NE 6 | E 11 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 82 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 18 | E 13 | E 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 43 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 765 | 423 | 551 | 163 | 141 | 156 | 86 | 30 | 391 | 452 | 748 | 476 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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