Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
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)
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
NE
5
1.6
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
108
108
90
84
78
56
44
40
24
30
54
156
56
39
19
398
572
956
1530
1859
1883
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM1.47m
10:00PM1.25m
10:30AM1.44m
10:37PM1.11m
11:11AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.19m
4:02AM0.14m
4:48PM0.28m
4:34AM0.22m
5:37PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
19
22
20
17
16
15
14
15
21
23
24
21
20
18
16
15
16
18
17
15
13
Feels °C
12
16
17
15
14
14
14
12
13
18
19
20
20
19
14
11
10
10
11
8
6
5
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