Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 286 | 361 | 226 | 192 | 180 | 158 | 151 | 157 | 137 | 134 | 113 | 111 | 96 | 87 | 86 | 114 | 81 | 69 | 135 | 95 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:21PM1.50m | 9:52AM1.38m | 9:58PM1.40m | 10:34AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.14m | 3:42AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.18m | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:42PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 326 | 286 | 242 | 45 | 192 | 180 | 158 | 151 | 157 | 137 | 134 | 113 | 111 | 88 | 76 | 58 | 114 | 81 | 69 | 135 | 95 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 89 | 90 | 96 | 87 | 35 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | ENE 10 | S 8 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | NE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 63 | 102 | 95 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 86 | 49 | 45 | 41 | — | 6 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 553 | 260 | 361 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 200 | 286 | 16 | 7 |
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