Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
117
79
70
46
44
37
23
26
26
25
40
40
40
26
26
32
31
48
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
0
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:47PM1.59m
1:35AM0.92m
1:54PM1.51m
2:56AM0.93m
3:06PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.20m
7:00AM0.33m
9:01PM0.22m
8:20AM0.40m
10:09PM0.20m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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2
2
6
1
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Temp °C
23
23
21
18
17
17
18
22
20
21
20
20
18
18
19
22
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
20
21
19
16
15
16
19
24
21
23
22
23
18
18
19
23
22
22
22
21
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