
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | E 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
374 | 563 | 412 | 379 | 320 | 308 | 261 | 200 | 164 | 157 | 106 | 103 | 79 | 73 | 47 | 41 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.62m | 5:46AM1.02m | 6:21PM1.74m | 6:48AM1.05m | 7:15PM1.83m | 7:44AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.15m | 00:12AM0.20m | 11:33AM0.12m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:30PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SSE 4 |
374 | 563 | 412 | 379 | 320 | 308 | 261 | 200 | 164 | 157 | 106 | 103 | 79 | 73 | 47 | 30 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 |
148 | 158 | 32 | 32 | 86 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | — | S 16 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | E 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 |
6 | 6 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | — | WNW 2 | N 4 | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 106 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
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