Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (07 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	12s

Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 7						Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	7	6	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2871	2923	2058	2679	2981	4278	3826	3407	2097	2648	2235	1816	1412	2053	1798	1306	991	867	1116	1045	951	687	624	624
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				1:23PM1.16m				1:10AM1.23m				2:22PM1.25m				2:13AM1.13m				3:24PM1.36m				3:24AM1.06m
Low Tide	6:58AM0.16m					7:10PM0.46m				7:44AM0.17m				8:27PM0.46m				8:37AM0.18m				9:49PM0.41m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43
	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	15	15	14	13	14	14	15	16	14	13	13	12
Feels °C	10	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	12	12	10	10	11	10	12	13	11	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 15	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	1802	1871	—	—	—	2764	2444	2285	55	1868	1682	1625	920	1565	1347	1149	991	554	825	809	738	687	624	624
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	—	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	S 23	S 23	ESE 10	S 21	SE 14	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	290	454	634	—	604	411	126	359	11	10	77	9	91	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 23	—	S 18	S 22	S 21	S 21	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	6	9	9	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	—	—	—
kJ	2871	2923	2058	2679	2981	4278	3826	3407	2097	2648	2235	1816	1412	2053	1798	1306	—	867	1116	1045	951	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	2	2	189	76	30	30	30	30	30	30	76	76	16	16	2	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Scotts Head	Saltwater	Saltwater	Hat Head	Hat Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	Hat Head	Hat Head	Shelly Beach	Boomerang Beach (South)	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	Boomerang Beach (South)	Tuncurry-North Wall	Hat Head	Sawtell	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	8	7	7	6	7	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Glen Eden South Africa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Barbel Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6

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