Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.3° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
54
97
67
58
40
26
22
21
19
31
20
32
23
18
17
35
39
68
123
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
0
ESE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:54PM1.51m
2:56AM0.93m
3:06PM1.44m
4:13AM1.00m
4:14PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.22m
8:20AM0.40m
10:09PM0.20m
9:46AM0.42m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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5:52
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5:50
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7:08
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7:08
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7:09
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 mm
5
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1
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1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
21
22
21
19
18
18
19
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
24
24
22
21
19
Feels °C
21
21
23
21
18
18
19
22
21
21
22
20
18
19
18
23
24
20
21
19
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