Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 88 | 75 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.38m | 11:51AM1.26m | 11:46PM1.26m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:41AM1.13m | 1:48PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.12m | 5:47PM0.36m | 6:11AM0.16m | 6:53PM0.42m | 6:59AM0.20m | 8:14PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 88 | 75 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 68 | 43 | 45 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | E 17 | E 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 172 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 0 | 0 |
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