
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 269 | 443 | 604 | 636 | 845 | 789 | 768 | 709 | 703 | 640 | 629 | 623 | 585 | 516 | 470 | 398 | 416 | 400 | 365 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.12m | 8:55PM1.88m | 9:26AM1.15m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:15AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.02m | 3:39AM-0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 4:23AM-0.02m | 3:56PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 |
18 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 27 | 58 | 64 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 12 | S 16 | — |
8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 46 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | NE 8 | — |
6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | 22 | 36 | 269 | 443 | 604 | 636 | 845 | 789 | 768 | 709 | 703 | 640 | 629 | 623 | 585 | 516 | 470 | 398 | 416 | 400 | 365 | 418 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 91 | 30 | 75 | 75 | 209 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 189 | 189 | 208 | 252 | 189 | 189 | 143 | 75 | 23 | 75 | 143 | 309 | 75 | 16 |
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