Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 300 | 576 | 456 | 456 | 416 | 408 | 437 | 423 | 414 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 272 | 246 | 216 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:18PM1.35m | 00:41AM0.85m | 1:12PM1.28m | 1:50AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.40m | 6:12AM0.42m | 8:14PM0.45m | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 300 | 41 | 307 | 456 | 456 | 416 | 408 | 437 | 40 | 40 | 272 | 272 | 266 | 272 | 246 | 216 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 59 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | — | 7 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 41 | 93 | 95 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | N 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 2 | 41 | — | — | — | 60 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 40 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 31 | 57 | 30 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 443 | 300 | 576 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 423 | 414 | 43 | 37 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 88 | 60 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 249 | 580 | 249 | 108 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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