Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 35 | 38 | 121 | 5 | 237 | 282 | 311 | 519 | 480 | 338 | 113 | 111 | 127 | 178 | 201 | 182 | 160 | 134 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.28m | 5:04AM0.91m | 5:11PM1.36m | 5:46AM1.02m | 5:51PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.41m | 11:55PM0.27m | 11:25AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 107 | 519 | 480 | 338 | 62 | 69 | 65 | 36 | 181 | 170 | 160 | 134 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 7 | S 16 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 19 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 57 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 37 | 33 | 119 | 52 | 182 | 93 | 84 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | S 20 | S 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | SSE 19 | S 10 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 70 | 6 | 201 | 47 | 3 | 31 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 13 | 121 | 121 | 237 | 282 | 311 | — | — | — | 113 | 111 | 127 | 178 | 160 | — | 86 | 67 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 124 | 7 | 110 | 200 | 143 | 75 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 102 | 16 | 199 | 16 | 16 | 345 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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