Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 120 | 326 | 147 | 127 | 120 | 96 | 89 | 91 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 58 | 91 | 186 | 204 | 165 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.49m | 6:53AM1.03m | 7:06PM1.55m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:39PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.31m | 11:51AM0.29m | 1:11AM0.22m | 12:33PM0.23m | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:13PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 141 | 147 | 127 | 120 | 96 | 89 | 91 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 58 | 45 | 66 | 66 | 165 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 11 | NE 13 | N 12 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 120 | 326 | 1 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 48 | 67 | 91 | 186 | 204 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 279 | 244 | 16 | 91 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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