Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | NE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 268 | 466 | 394 | 449 | 333 | 283 | 295 | 414 | 141 | 115 | 209 | 249 | 231 | 209 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:31PM1.11m | 10:54AM1.51m | 11:09PM1.02m | 11:33AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.19m | 4:19AM0.19m | 5:27PM0.26m | 4:51AM0.26m | 6:13PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 157 | 210 | 220 | 234 | 80 | 269 | 140 | 106 | 209 | 249 | 231 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | — | E 8 | E 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 3 | — | 65 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 39 | 76 | 57 | 22 | 24 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | E 15 | NNE 6 | E 15 | — | NNE 7 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 71 | 141 | 115 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 6 | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 127 | — | 4 | 19 | 70 | 268 | 466 | 394 | 449 | 333 | 283 | 295 | 414 | 121 | — | 91 | 74 | 56 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 200 | 373 | 444 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 200 | 200 | 108 |
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