Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 112 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 180 | 266 | 204 | 287 | 727 | 451 | 905 | 1106 | 849 | 643 | 454 | 325 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.27m | 3:42AM0.86m | 4:41PM1.32m | 4:51AM0.85m | 5:31PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.36m | 11:34PM0.46m | 10:31AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 117 | 112 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 63 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 321 | 451 | 905 | 1106 | 849 | 643 | 454 | 325 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 15 | E 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 23 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 17 | E 10 | S 22 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 46 | 180 | 266 | 204 | 287 | 727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
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