Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 94 | 130 | 161 | 145 | 145 | 167 | 193 | 199 | 465 | 422 | 262 | 232 | 203 | 508 | 500 | 427 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.55m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:39PM1.59m | 8:03AM1.19m | 8:13PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:13PM0.17m | 2:11AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 94 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 284 | 262 | 262 | 232 | 203 | 508 | 500 | 427 | 352 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 11 | S 15 | N 13 | S 16 | S 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | NE 11 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 71 | — | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 41 | 130 | 161 | 145 | 145 | 167 | 193 | 199 | 465 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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