Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 728 | 853 | 935 | 946 | 868 | 824 | 754 | 708 | 681 | 640 | 601 | 585 | 574 | 537 | 516 | 516 | 393 | 614 | 843 | 1197 | 1243 | 1368 | 2238 | 2405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | 10:27PM1.70m | 11:05AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM-0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | 5:05AM0.02m | 4:47PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 21 | S 21 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 58 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 54 | 21 | 18 | 393 | 403 | 34 | 36 | 1243 | 1368 | 76 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 81 | 44 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 728 | 853 | 935 | 946 | 868 | 824 | 754 | 708 | 681 | 640 | 601 | 585 | 574 | 537 | 516 | 516 | 104 | 614 | 843 | 1197 | 280 | 270 | 2238 | 2405 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 208 | 208 | 189 | 143 | 189 | 189 | 143 | 248 | 309 | 376 | 189 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 400 | 400 | 522 | 489 | 400 |
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