Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 56 | 54 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 83 | 269 | 138 | 113 | 91 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.41m | 6:14AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.49m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.31m | 11:51AM0.29m | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 56 | 50 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 17 | 35 | 122 | 138 | 113 | 91 | 77 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | NE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 83 | 269 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 269 | 245 | 16 | 91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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