Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 161 | 136 | 132 | 115 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 104 | 119 | 113 | 112 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 139 | 204 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.43m | 6:23AM1.13m | 6:28PM1.49m | 6:58AM1.25m | 7:04PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.33m | 00:27AM0.18m | 12:09PM0.25m | 00:57AM0.10m | 12:51PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 198 | 161 | 136 | 117 | 96 | 88 | 72 | 72 | 25 | 39 | 113 | 95 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 18 | 18 | 149 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 127 | 109 | 50 | 44 | 20 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 23 | — | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 10 | — | S 15 | SSE 11 | S 19 | — | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | ENE 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 115 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 160 | 94 | 135 | 132 | 115 | — | — | — | 104 | 119 | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 139 | 204 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 449 | 446 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 444 | 249 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 199 | 249 | 16 | 10 |
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