Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 186 | 230 | 245 | 268 | 251 | 218 | 128 | 153 | 115 | 190 | 259 | 261 | 262 | 273 | 261 | 268 | 257 | 257 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.57m | 10:29AM1.34m | 10:34PM1.41m | 11:13AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.11m | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.10m | 5:14PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 128 | 61 | 20 | 61 | 61 | 32 | 15 | 30 | 261 | 268 | 257 | 257 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 8 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 30 | 50 | 37 | 38 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 172 | 186 | 230 | 245 | 268 | 251 | 218 | 48 | 153 | 115 | 190 | 259 | 261 | 262 | 273 | 217 | — | 191 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 189 | 108 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
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