Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 72 | 55 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 137 | 275 | 256 | 295 | 813 | 263 | 195 | 181 | 129 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.74m | 10:28PM1.15m | 10:53AM1.73m | 11:21PM1.06m | 11:47AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.03m | 4:42PM0.04m | 4:14AM0.08m | 5:37PM0.09m | 5:01AM0.15m | 6:39PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 37 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 43 | 55 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 137 | 275 | 256 | 176 | 813 | 210 | 195 | 173 | 129 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 55 | 53 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 198 | 295 | 19 | 263 | 186 | 181 | 123 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 48 | 48 | 21 | 87 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | 1 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 200 | 249 | 7 | 7 |
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