Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 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 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 604 | 746 | 715 | 845 | 876 | 923 | 846 | 774 | 763 | 699 | 640 | 623 | 552 | 574 | 574 | 503 | 503 | 516 | 694 | 541 | 1136 | 1651 | 1223 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.88m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | E 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 20 | ESE 8 | S 21 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 541 | 35 | 302 | 1223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 487 | 604 | 746 | 715 | 845 | 876 | 923 | 846 | 774 | 763 | 699 | 640 | 623 | 552 | 574 | 574 | 503 | 503 | 516 | 694 | 280 | 1136 | 1651 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 189 | 189 | 189 | 143 | 189 | 108 | 143 | 309 | 353 | 400 | 189 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 513 | 489 |
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