Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 576 | 575 | 726 | 465 | 338 | 330 | 295 | 293 | 262 | 238 | 205 | 48 | 867 | 1205 | 1195 | 1242 | 1159 | 1026 | 907 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | 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 | 5:57PM1.65m | 6:31AM1.15m | 6:45PM1.69m | 7:16AM1.26m | 7:28PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.20m | 00:41AM0.07m | 12:17PM0.13m | 1:21AM0.01m | 1:06PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 523 | 465 | 338 | 330 | 295 | 293 | 262 | 238 | 205 | 48 | 68 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 52 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 9 | — | E 15 | ENE 9 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 21 | E 16 | E 15 | S 17 | S 23 | NE 15 | — | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 8 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 487 | 576 | 575 | 726 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 6 | 272 | 867 | 1205 | 1195 | 1242 | 1159 | 1026 | 907 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 36 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 444 | 11 | 2 | 141 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 16 | 2 |
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