Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 48 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 23 | 72 | 22 | 49 | 75 | 81 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.39m | 9:08AM1.55m | 9:18PM1.31m | 9:42AM1.57m | 9:55PM1.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.03m | 3:23PM0.11m | 3:18AM0.07m | 4:04PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 27 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 81 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 48 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | NE 11 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | 72 | 22 | 49 | 75 | 302 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1145 | 256 | 209 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 138 | 365 | 390 | 138 | 19 |
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