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Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
777 | 673 | 374 | 623 | 597 | 537 | 457 | 428 | 486 | 384 | 335 | 327 | 283 | 234 | 204 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 132 | 127 | 150 | 150 | 121 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:34PM0.91m | 2:44AM1.42m | 3:49PM0.99m | 3:50AM1.39m | 4:49PM1.10m | 4:47AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.42m | 9:48AM0.22m | 9:22PM0.42m | 10:41AM0.19m | 10:34PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 16 | 38 | 190 | 8 | 8 | 537 | 457 | 428 | 394 | 384 | 7 | 327 | 283 | 234 | 204 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 132 | 127 | 150 | 150 | 121 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 67 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | — | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | N 10 | NE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 777 | 673 | 374 | 623 | 597 | — | — | — | 486 | — | 335 | 238 | — | — | — | 91 | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 199 | 199 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 199 | 199 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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