Sawtell Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Sawtell

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Sawtell today (05 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)--
Afternoon (05 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (05 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
210
360
2061
2476
2633
2678
2241
1769
1425
1034
928
891
828
755
670
632
333
280
233
197
143
108
82
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:17AM0.91m
11:25PM1.43m
12:10PM0.92m
00:09AM1.38m
1:08PM0.96m
00:57AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.36m
6:20AM0.27m
5:31PM0.42m
7:05AM0.25m
6:29PM0.47m
7:51AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:52
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
14
13
12
13
12
16
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
8
9
8
12
14
14
12
10
9
9
10
12
14
15
17
16
15
14
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.3
E
10
1.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
90
17
360
961
1300
1277
1300
1194
1060
794
683
566
531
469
445
377
333
6
31
233
197
143
108
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.1
N
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
30
1
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
7
7
4
2
6
7
37
6
56
13
13
31
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.1
NE
11
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
3
11
10
9
4
14
25
22
13
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
1.2
S
9
0.4
SW
4
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
7
210
3
2061
2476
2633
2678
2241
1769
1425
1034
928
891
828
755
670
632
333
280
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
16
108
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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