Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 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 1PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1159 | 1158 | 1149 | 1093 | 871 | 704 | 1052 | 1052 | 1304 | 506 | 932 | 385 | 301 | 644 | 201 | 181 | 163 | 143 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.26m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 15 | S 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 99 | 643 | 576 | 521 | 60 | 452 | 385 | 301 | 240 | 201 | 181 | 163 | 143 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 78 | 60 | 4 | 75 | 75 | 107 | 117 | 114 | 84 | 84 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 54 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 23 | E 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 20 | S 22 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 72 | 72 | 118 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1159 | 1158 | 1149 | 1093 | 871 | 704 | 1052 | 1052 | 1304 | 506 | 932 | — | — | 644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 319 | 353 | 108 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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