Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 157 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 280 | 288 | 291 | 226 | 201 | 226 | 192 | 153 | 122 | 106 | 101 | 94 | 80 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM0.94m | 5:14PM1.60m | 5:44AM0.99m | 6:11PM1.71m | 6:42AM1.06m | 7:03PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.23m | 00:08AM0.19m | 11:25AM0.16m | 1:01AM0.08m | 12:23PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 157 | 157 | 125 | 119 | 119 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 226 | 201 | 226 | 192 | 153 | 122 | 101 | 101 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SW 5 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 106 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 8 | S 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 280 | 288 | 291 | 16 | 60 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 124 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 407 | 400 | 309 | 137 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
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