Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 50 | 37 | 64 | 82 | 80 | 104 | 153 | 160 | 194 | 157 | 157 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 311 | 297 | 319 | 232 | 212 | 217 | 153 | 128 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.94m | 4:09PM1.49m | 4:35AM0.94m | 5:14PM1.60m | 5:44AM0.99m | 6:11PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.26m | 11:04PM0.30m | 10:20AM0.23m | 00:08AM0.19m | 11:25AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 50 | 34 | 64 | 82 | 80 | 104 | 153 | 160 | 194 | 157 | 157 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 232 | 212 | 217 | 153 | 128 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 52 | 16 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 47 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 14 | S 8 | — | E 13 | S 13 | E 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 58 | 311 | 297 | 319 | 28 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 245 | 261 | 16 | 416 | 413 | 309 | 245 | 138 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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