Surf-Forecast | Sawmills Surf Guide

Sawmills Surf Guide

Sawmills in Cape Otway is a fairly exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. There is a right breaking reef. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rips and rocks.

Sawmills Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	inconsistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sawmills:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sawmills occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Sawmills (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sawmills with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in July while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sawmills Location Map

Interactive Sawmills surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Sawmills is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 87 km (54 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Sawmills is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 132 km (82 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sawmills Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 09:09 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 10
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Sawmills look like?

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Tides at Sawmills

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 2 km from Sawmills.

Next High Water: 05:39pm | 1.49m

Next Low Water: 11:26am | 0.68m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sawmills Sea Temperature

The Sawmills water temperature is rather cool (15.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.