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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 10 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 48 | 60 | 73 | 108 | 98 | 120 | 217 | 230 | 160 | 222 | 233 | 452 | 425 | 326 | 257 | 174 | 146 | 122 | 131 | 169 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40AM 1.47 | 8:48PM 1.24 | 9:11AM 1.52 | 9:22PM 1.18 | 9:42AM 1.53 | 9:55PM 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:55PM 0.18 | 2:46AM 0.12 | 3:32PM 0.18 | 3:14AM 0.15 | 4:10PM 0.20 | 3:43AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie
Cross-on wind has become cross-off at Sawtell (moderate winds from the S at Coffs Harbour Airport 6 km from Sawtell). 1.1m 6s windswell from the NE with a 0.6m 8s swell from the E and a 0.3m 10s swell from the SSE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 10 min ago
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