Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
SSE
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)777786788788886777777887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117118125117213303362347302492202196167144230284317355276284280226213169
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
WSW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
1.13
1:57PM
1.16
3:12AM
1.16
2:49PM
1.03
4:12AM
1.20
3:52PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.49
8:30PM
0.26
9:11AM
0.56
9:14PM
0.31
10:33AM
0.57
10:04PM
0.34
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--5:54-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:52-------7:52--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11-----11-
Temp. °C212023293029252322212325252422212121212324262424
Feels °C (?)201922272626242322212524232220191919192224292728
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