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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 4 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Mar) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 700 | 660 | 673 | 687 | 824 | 1288 | 1480 | 1505 | 1472 | 1332 | 1215 | 1208 | 1024 | 911 | 878 | 553 | 566 | 470 | 300 | 214 | 200 | 196 | 125 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:33AM 1.49 | 2:05PM 0.90 | 2:47AM 1.44 | 3:36PM 0.86 | 4:07AM 1.43 | 5:03PM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:27AM 0.32 | 7:42PM 0.33 | 9:57AM 0.33 | 9:04PM 0.39 | 11:17AM 0.29 | 10:33PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
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