Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 379 | 320 | 308 | 261 | 200 | 196 | 154 | 106 | 101 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.62m | 5:46AM1.02m | 6:21PM1.74m | 6:48AM1.05m | 7:15PM1.83m | 7:44AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.20m | 11:33AM0.12m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.01m | 1:24PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 412 | 379 | 320 | 308 | 261 | 200 | 196 | 154 | 106 | 101 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 86 | 64 | 62 | — | 42 | 40 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | 18 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 7 | ESE 10 | N 5 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 143 | 122 | 76 | 76 |
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