Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 3AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 274 | 237 | 237 | 299 | 334 | 467 | 523 | 467 | 394 | 327 | 256 | 196 | 157 | 106 | 81 | 52 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.50m | 7:55AM1.39m | 8:03PM1.46m | 8:32AM1.48m | 8:41PM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.03m | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:18AM0.02m | 2:41PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 299 | 274 | 237 | 237 | 299 | 334 | 467 | 523 | 467 | 394 | 327 | 256 | 196 | 157 | 106 | 81 | 52 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 118 | 65 | 45 | 11 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | N 12 | E 13 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 6 | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 64 | 41 | 62 | 338 | 1 | 3 | 73 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1137 | 390 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 |
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