Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 287 | 227 | 217 | 181 | 190 | 393 | 395 | 504 | 563 | 589 | 486 | 429 | 330 | 288 | 288 | 293 | 300 | 243 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.57m | 5:41AM1.03m | 5:57PM1.65m | 6:31AM1.15m | 6:45PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.28m | 11:56PM0.16m | 11:21AM0.20m | 00:41AM0.07m | 12:17PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 373 | 287 | 227 | 217 | 181 | 190 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 429 | 330 | 288 | 288 | 293 | 300 | 243 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | E 15 | ENE 9 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 4 | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 393 | 395 | 504 | 563 | 589 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 336 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 444 | 108 | 108 |
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