Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 494 | 426 | 417 | 349 | 340 | 293 | 287 | 249 | 244 | 241 | 235 | 230 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 113 | 86 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.23m | 1:31AM1.04m | 2:44PM1.24m | 2:32AM0.92m | 3:44PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.22m | 7:51PM0.51m | 7:48AM0.29m | 9:11PM0.54m | 8:38AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 563 | 494 | 426 | 417 | 349 | 340 | 293 | 287 | 249 | 244 | 241 | 235 | 230 | 194 | 189 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 119 | 113 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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