Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 117 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 61 | 203 | 302 | 191 | 226 | 283 | 399 | 337 | 505 | 526 | 459 | 190 | 176 | 155 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | 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 | 1:15PM0.04m | 2:30AM-0.04m | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:09AM-0.05m | 2:52PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 156 | 117 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 60 | 82 | 143 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 268 | 214 | 275 | 301 | 243 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | S 9 | NNE 6 | — | S 21 | S 20 | — | — | S 19 | N 7 | N 9 | S 20 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | W 2 | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 203 | 302 | 191 | 226 | 283 | 399 | 337 | 505 | 526 | 459 | 190 | 176 | 155 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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