Sawtell Weather Forecast

Coffs Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the evening.

Weather Situation

A deep, complex low near Tasmania is driving gusty westerly winds today. A vigorous south to southwesterly flow is forecast from Friday as a strong cold front and trough cross the coastal waters. Then, a high pressure system is forecast to drift over the coastal waters during the weekend or early next week, turning the winds southeast to northeasterly.