Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 117 | 100 | 108 | 111 | 118 | 159 | 120 | 219 | 176 | 147 | 125 | 97 | 73 | 230 | 272 | 290 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.51m | 7:32AM1.36m | 7:40PM1.51m | 8:08AM1.46m | 8:17PM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.04m | 1:32PM0.12m | 1:58AM0.00m | 2:15PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 117 | 117 | 100 | 108 | 111 | 118 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 176 | 147 | 125 | 97 | 73 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 9 | — | — | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 41 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 120 | 219 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 86 | 230 | 272 | 290 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 411 | 444 | 231 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 108 | 192 | 209 | 16 |
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