Sawtell

Point break

New South Wales, Australie

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From level advanced · Combi 3/2Accessible from advanced level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.2 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Conditions
6.2/10
Fair
Size
0.81.2 m
shoulder-high
Wind
17 km/h
SW · Cross-offshore
Swell
1.2 m
6 s · SSE
Best window · 6h6.1/10 · 0.81.3 m · 16 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the SSE. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
09h0.71.1619🌤️19°
12h0.71.1620🌧️19°
15h0.71.2619🌧️18°
18h0.81.4717🌧️15°
21hBest0.91.5718☀️13°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+10) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h16 Sun06h12h18h0 mBM 03:50-0.5 mPM 10:03+0.8 mBM 15:57-0.3 mPM 22:05+0.8 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 15:42 GMT+10 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.