Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 30 | 67 | 177 | 169 | 152 | 89 | 63 | 44 | 36 | 62 | 49 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 195 | 374 | 557 | 618 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42AM1.57m | 9:55PM1.21m | 10:17AM1.55m | 10:31PM1.11m | 10:54AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.14m | 3:48AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.19m | 4:19AM0.19m | 5:27PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | NE 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 152 | 89 | 63 | 44 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 20 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 9 | N 11 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 15 | NE 9 | E 15 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 6 | — | NE 12 | E 8 | NE 12 | N 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 4 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 6 | S 2 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 67 | 177 | 169 | 446 | 299 | 1 | 1 | — | 62 | 49 | 7 | — | 1 | 25 | 160 | 195 | 374 | 557 | 618 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 124 | 245 | 343 | 308 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 223 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 208 | 406 | 76 | 30 | 16 | 0 |
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