Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 172 | 129 | 112 | 91 | 82 | 107 | 181 | 177 | 213 | 247 | 208 | 208 | 203 | 206 | 272 | 248 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:15AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.22m | 4:30AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:26AM0.53m | 10:33PM0.40m | 9:48AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 179 | 172 | 129 | 62 | 79 | 79 | 107 | 181 | 177 | 213 | 247 | 208 | 208 | 203 | 198 | 198 | 5 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 56 | 90 | 105 | 91 | 82 | 69 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 69 | 82 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 206 | 272 | 248 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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