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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 am Tuesday 05 May 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 764 | 750 | 736 | 646 | 615 | 622 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 320 | 262 | 251 | 211 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:03AM0.96m | 10:23PM1.46m | 10:45AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:35AM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.29m | 5:09AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 764 | 750 | 736 | 646 | 615 | 622 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 458 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 320 | 262 | 251 | 211 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | NNE 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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