Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 91 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.42m | 11:27PM1.14m | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:27AM1.00m | 1:24PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.12m | 5:38PM0.30m | 5:33AM0.19m | 6:48PM0.37m | 6:26AM0.26m | 8:15PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 |
65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 14 | 39 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 |
44 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 27 | 50 | — | 1 | 9 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 173 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
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