Sawmills Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 143.87° E

Sawmills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawmills sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Sawmills today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawmills at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
4
4
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
9
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
4332
4156
825
706
3449
1715
1625
1633
959
479
577
901
1438
1752
1418
1280
246
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01AM1.54m
3:08PM1.70m
3:40AM1.60m
3:32PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.39m
8:57AM0.43m
9:28PM0.30m
9:33AM0.50m
9:57PM0.22m
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light rain
rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
10
11
Feels °C
7
5
3
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
9
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