Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1149 | 1045 | 871 | 749 | 1029 | 1052 | 1201 | 1130 | 433 | 377 | 282 | 235 | 193 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 122 | 118 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:28PM1.68m | 7:57AM1.35m | 8:08PM1.62m | 8:36AM1.43m | 8:47PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.07m | 1:57AM-0.02m | 1:53PM0.05m | 2:30AM-0.02m | 2:37PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 53 | 52 | 99 | 629 | 579 | 539 | 485 | 75 | 377 | 282 | 235 | 193 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 119 | 94 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 21 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 87 | 62 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | ENE 9 | E 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | E 14 | S 22 | S 21 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 72 | 122 | 118 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1149 | 1045 | 871 | 749 | 1029 | 1052 | 1201 | 1130 | 433 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 108 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 108 | 16 | 0 |
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