Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 66 | 153 | 115 | 98 | 46 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 53 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:27AM1.00m | 1:24PM1.40m | 1:47AM0.90m | 2:42PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.37m | 6:26AM0.26m | 8:15PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 9:46PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 36 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 153 | 115 | 98 | 46 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 53 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | S 6 | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 4 | S 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 44 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 28 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 138 | 7 | 10 |
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