Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | ESE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 158 | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 70 | 133 | 180 | 121 | 101 | 57 | 35 | 39 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16AM0.80m | 2:09PM1.21m | 2:48AM0.79m | 3:23PM1.23m | 4:08AM0.83m | 4:24PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.47m | 9:21PM0.51m | 8:11AM0.50m | 10:31PM0.45m | 9:32AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 206 | 158 | 147 | 120 | 123 | 88 | 84 | 65 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 11 | 13 | 180 | 121 | 101 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 11 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 51 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 52 | 37 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 24 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 100 | 96 | 99 | 59 | 56 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 70 | 133 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 309 | 390 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 199 | 7 | 16 |
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