Saltwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 152.57° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Saltwater sea temperature is

19.4° C

Saltwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Saltwater today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 7AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

Table - waves today at Saltwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1247	1144	1089	992	883	789	682	586	575	510	449	384	332	326	282	276	271	271	242	230	189	185	153	149
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	E	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	SSE	SE	NNE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide	11:53PM1.37m				12:52PM1.27m				00:38AM1.20m					1:45PM1.27m				1:30AM1.05m				2:43PM1.29m
Low Tide			6:25AM0.18m				6:48PM0.48m					7:04AM0.26m				7:57PM0.55m				7:47AM0.34m				9:14PM0.57m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	15	14	13	14	15	18	17	17	16	14	13	13	15	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	14	14	14	16	15	15	15	15	13	12	12	14	16	15	15	15	13	12	11	14	18	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	1247	1144	1089	992	883	789	682	586	575	510	449	384	332	326	282	276	271	271	242	230	189	185	153	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	128	125	161	148	144	141	139	137	125	88	84	82	56	56	55	52	31	31	31	31	33	17	18	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 21	S 20	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	—	S 12	—	E 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	21	20	9	8	4	22	23	24	23	21	21	21	20	18	7	—	3	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	—	NNW 2	NW 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	7	—	1	2	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Plomer Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Plomer Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Point Plomer Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Diamond Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Treachery Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Yacaaba Head-Boulders NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	Booti Booti National Park NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Elim NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	48	86	86	86	39	0	0	0	0	0	49	56	72	37	22	22	22	0	0	34	0	22
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Hat Head	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Trapdoors	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Trapdoors	Hat Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Trapdoors	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Blueys Beach	Hat Head	Trapdoors
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	4	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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