Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 223 | 375 | 629 | 604 | 553 | 458 | 440 | 452 | 243 | 192 | 149 | 84 | 117 | 116 | 133 | 129 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.46m | 8:45AM1.54m | 8:57PM1.38m | 9:25AM1.58m | 9:39PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM-0.00m | 2:59PM0.08m | 3:03AM0.02m | 3:46PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 65 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 42 | 21 | 73 | 106 | 149 | 73 | 117 | 94 | 133 | 63 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 45 | 71 | 103 | 107 | 44 | 2 | 103 | 77 | 86 | 116 | 63 | 129 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | S 11 | E 13 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 89 | 3 | 84 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 316 | 223 | 375 | 629 | 604 | 553 | 458 | 440 | 452 | 243 | 192 | 57 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 108 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
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