Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
0
2
2
1
2
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
147
265
214
166
197
819
857
366
487
520
143
156
175
266
360
419
644
452
442
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:44PM1.62m
9:07AM1.10m
9:16PM1.60m
9:44AM1.15m
9:49PM1.56m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.17m
3:21AM0.12m
2:48PM0.17m
3:52AM0.10m
3:27PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
15
17
16
15
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
11
13
12
11
10
10
8
9
11
13
13
14
13
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