Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 94 | 90 | 61 | 131 | 299 | 159 | 226 | 298 | 368 | 355 | 343 | 538 | 407 | 190 | 176 | 142 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.83m | 8:19AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.80m | 9:03AM1.28m | 9:16PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM-0.04m | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:09AM-0.05m | 2:52PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 94 | 90 | 60 | 51 | 120 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 244 | 114 | 343 | 308 | 249 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | S 21 | NE 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | E 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 88 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | N 6 | E 9 | — | N 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 27 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 2 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 20 | 41 | 131 | 299 | 159 | 226 | 298 | 368 | 355 | 1 | 538 | 407 | 190 | 176 | 142 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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