Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2481 | 1231 | 981 | 1368 | 695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 235 | 256 | 256 | 193 | 170 | 154 | 123 | 102 | 86 | 67 | 67 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58AM1.31m | 00:06AM0.88m | 12:56PM1.24m | 1:16AM0.80m | 2:09PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.46m | 5:51AM0.40m | 7:53PM0.51m | 6:50AM0.47m | 9:21PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1346 | 7 | 7 | 871 | 695 | 562 | 503 | 418 | 370 | 235 | 256 | 256 | 193 | 170 | 154 | 123 | 102 | 86 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 40 | 31 | 51 | 94 | 77 | 77 | 52 | 59 | 57 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | S 19 | E 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 61 | 60 | 99 | 95 | 99 | 59 | 56 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2481 | 1231 | 981 | 1368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 108 | 199 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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