Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 117 | 113 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 63 | 143 | 215 | 193 | 780 | 780 | 416 | 732 | 1271 | 1032 | 653 | 469 | 337 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:32AM0.92m | 3:44PM1.27m | 3:42AM0.86m | 4:41PM1.32m | 4:51AM0.85m | 5:31PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.34m | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.36m | 11:34PM0.46m | 10:31AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 189 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 117 | 113 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 315 | 425 | 416 | 732 | 1271 | 1032 | 653 | 469 | 337 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | E 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 216 | 51 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 7 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 2 | SE 6 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | — | 4 | 44 | 143 | 215 | 193 | 780 | 780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
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