Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 200 | 164 | 154 | 120 | 103 | 79 | 88 | 47 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.02m | 6:21PM1.74m | 6:48AM1.05m | 7:15PM1.83m | 7:44AM1.08m | 8:06PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.12m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.01m | 1:24PM0.03m | 2:53AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 |
 | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 261 | 200 | 164 | 154 | 120 | 103 | 79 | 88 | 47 | 40 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 57 | — | — | — | 34 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 143 | 143 | 173 | 138 | 138 | 570 | 124 | 584 | 143 | 122 |
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