Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 279 | 279 | 287 | 294 | 294 | 310 | 292 | 280 | 220 | 220 | 286 | 286 | 140 | 197 | 183 | 388 | 365 | 312 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13AM1.33m | 11:13PM1.24m | 11:59AM1.31m | 11:54PM1.08m | 12:50PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.31m | 5:27AM0.18m | 6:08PM0.41m | 6:03AM0.27m | 7:12PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 297 | 5 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 24 | 310 | 292 | 280 | 220 | 220 | 286 | 286 | 120 | 197 | 183 | 388 | 365 | 312 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 26 | 43 | 53 | 68 | 58 | 85 | 107 | 140 | 133 | 123 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 67 | 59 | 57 | 47 | 55 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 279 | 279 | 287 | 294 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 16 | 76 | 108 | 199 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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