Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 117 | 97 | 77 | 76 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 83 | 57 | 92 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:48AM0.84m | 2:58PM1.23m | 3:13AM0.80m | 4:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.54m | 7:40AM0.41m | 10:01PM0.53m | 8:51AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 117 | 97 | 77 | 76 | 60 | 61 | 47 | 6 | 57 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | N 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 88 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 83 | 40 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 105 | 91 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
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