Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 19 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)77888888888888881515888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443346464646464645464846464442423534414144464765
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassononglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
1.59
9:32PM
1.47
9:42AM
1.53
10:11PM
1.55
10:23AM
1.44
10:53PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.08
3:24PM
-0.04
3:36AM
0.05
3:57PM
-0.04
4:22AM
0.05
4:32PM
-0.01
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:00-------6:59-------6:58--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1151-1------11122211
Temp. °C222121232323222120191923242422212019202122222121
Feels °C (?)242323252424252221202024242524232220212223232222
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