Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
2
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
S
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
641
553
286
414
226
226
271
172
190
181
150
134
111
111
96
75
73
114
83
71
130
95
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:14AM1.34m
9:21PM1.50m
9:52AM1.38m
9:58PM1.40m
10:34AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.03m
3:11PM0.14m
3:42AM0.03m
3:54PM0.18m
4:14AM0.07m
4:42PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
16
18
18
16
16
15
14
14
18
21
20
17
16
Feels °C
13
12
11
13
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
17
16
16
15
13
13
17
17
16
14
14
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