Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
4
8
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
S
0.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
4
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101010101014141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102491186685057337031227021216412798989036692013062446323256332806231017651450
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
20
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.86
4:07AM
1.43
5:03PM
0.90
5:19AM
1.45
6:09PM
1.00
6:18AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.39
11:17AM
0.29
10:33PM
0.38
12:18PM
0.22
11:47PM
0.33
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-6:52-------6:51-------6:49------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272725232322212424231916151515202221201918171721
Feels °C (?)262625232122202016171412121312171918171616151519
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