Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 69 | 55 | 69 | 48 | 81 | 70 | 90 | 83 | 78 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.26m | 4:32AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:30AM0.88m | 5:51PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.47m | 10:03AM0.42m | 11:59PM0.39m | 11:03AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 69 | 42 | 69 | 35 | 33 | 48 | 90 | 83 | 78 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 31 | 50 | 38 | 48 | 36 | 27 | 37 | 36 | 53 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 28 | 17 | 81 | 70 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 106 | 30 | 30 | 91 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 200 | 16 | 7 |
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