Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 87 | 95 | 92 | 202 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 87 | 133 | 150 | 145 | 269 | 168 | 167 | 232 | 287 | 342 | 397 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.50m | 00:30AM0.92m | 1:09PM1.45m | 1:57AM0.87m | 2:28PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.30m | 6:08AM0.32m | 8:16PM0.32m | 7:27AM0.38m | 9:37PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 98 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 160 | 168 | 167 | 232 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | — | S 13 | E 19 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 87 | 95 | 92 | 202 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 133 | 150 | 145 | 269 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 287 | 342 | 397 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 400 | 286 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 189 | 224 | 416 | 16 | 231 | 286 | 26 | 38 | 16 | 309 | 354 | 353 | 91 |
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