Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 262 | 238 | 232 | 445 | 908 | 1238 | 1141 | 1183 | 1124 | 833 | 658 | 971 | 521 | 521 | 466 | 493 | 367 | 301 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 |
High Tide | 6:45PM1.69m | 7:16AM1.26m | 7:28PM1.68m | 7:57AM1.35m | 8:08PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.13m | 1:21AM0.01m | 1:06PM0.07m | 1:57AM-0.02m | 1:53PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 9 | S 23 | S 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 293 | 262 | 238 | 232 | 48 | 68 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 52 | 99 | 629 | 71 | 60 | 89 | 4 | 367 | 301 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 16 | ENE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | E 14 | E 14 | S 22 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 97 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 21 | E 16 | E 15 | S 23 | E 15 | ENE 9 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 14 | S 22 | ENE 13 | E 13 | S 21 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 90 | 17 | 445 | 908 | 1238 | 1141 | 1183 | 1124 | 833 | 658 | 971 | 521 | 521 | 466 | 493 | — | 138 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 416 | 36 | 2 | 200 | 249 | 30 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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