Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 196 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 157 | 222 | 193 | 250 | 974 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.24m | 2:32AM0.92m | 3:44PM1.27m | 3:42AM0.86m | 4:41PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.54m | 8:38AM0.34m | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 196 | 230 | 230 | 189 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 119 | 112 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 64 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 19 | 46 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SE 7 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 50 | 157 | 222 | 193 | 250 | 974 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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