Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 86 | 89 | 121 | 158 | 135 | 172 | 227 | 253 | 227 | 248 | 258 | 254 | 206 | 154 | 137 | 153 | 292 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:16PM1.71m | 9:47AM1.32m | 9:56PM1.57m | 10:29AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.11m | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 86 | 89 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 61 | 13 | 153 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 8 | S 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 52 | 40 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 16 | S 15 | N 9 | S 15 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 17 | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 179 | 28 | 36 | 121 | 158 | 135 | 172 | 227 | 253 | 227 | 248 | 258 | 254 | 206 | 154 | 137 | 92 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 108 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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