Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 89 | 77 | 65 | 55 | 131 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 220 | 383 | 600 | 460 | 483 | 405 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.21m | 10:17AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.11m | 10:54AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.19m | 4:19AM0.19m | 5:27PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 89 | 77 | 65 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 24 | — | 3 | 214 | 215 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | S 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 19 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 352 | 1 | — | — | 131 | 32 | 31 | 23 | — | 7 | 134 | 220 | 383 | 600 | 460 | 483 | 405 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 102 | 26 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 192 | 397 | 76 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 16 |
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