Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (01 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (01 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (01 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 1				Thursday 2								Friday 3								Sat 4
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	46	43	34	59	72	68	52	54	58	57	39	33	33	49	73	71	71	55	54	41	41	37	104	116
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	ENE	SSE	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:08PM1.59m				9:30AM0.99m				9:44PM1.57m					10:10AM1.00m				10:19PM1.54m
Low Tide		2:27PM0.21m				3:52AM0.19m				3:05PM0.23m					4:27AM0.18m			3:44PM0.26m					5:03AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	20	18	18	16	15	16	17	22	21	19	18	17	17	17	20	23	22	18	16	14	13	12	14
Feels °C	19	17	16	16	14	13	14	14	19	19	17	16	15	16	15	19	23	21	13	13	12	11	9	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	S 7	SSE 7
kJ	46	43	34	23	34	58	36	38	32	47	39	31	18	19	73	71	71	55	54	41	41	37	38	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ESE 10	ENE 5	ESE 10	SE 7	S 12	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	E 7	—	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	S 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	9	21	9	20	14	3	52	54	58	57	34	33	33	49	—	40	—	19	17	17	21	4	37	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	—	S 10	S 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WNW 3	ESE 12	E 12	E 12	S 7	E 14	E 14	ESE 13
kJ	19	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	34	34	1	13	11	11	1	16	15	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NE 5	NNE 4	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNW 4	NW 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 2	NNW 2	NW 3	NW 2	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	S 7	S 7
kJ	3	23	18	59	72	68	10	3	11	7	10	3	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	3	2	2	104	116
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	231	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Bilgola Beach NSW - Sydney North Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Cheynes Point WA - Far South	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	1	2	7	2	2	2	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8	5	7	7	6	5	6	7	9	9	5	5	6	6	5	5

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