Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
140
197
183
146
365
312
280
155
111
199
186
181
146
139
117
97
77
77
61
43
27
66
76
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:54PM1.08m
12:50PM1.27m
00:43AM0.94m
1:50PM1.24m
1:48AM0.84m
2:58PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.27m
7:12PM0.50m
6:45AM0.35m
8:32PM0.54m
7:40AM0.41m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
17
19
19
16
15
15
14
13
18
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
17
16
15
13
13
13
12
11
16
17
16
14
14
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