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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 11 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
24.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)887778887777777888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16714434035248760460744735226221615811096102868686848282100107147
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
1.03
4:12AM
1.20
3:52PM
0.92
5:10AM
1.25
5:02PM
0.87
6:02AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.31
10:33AM
0.57
10:04PM
0.34
11:51AM
0.53
10:58PM
0.35
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------5:56-------5:56-------5:58-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:52------
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1112------------------
Temp. °C252423222021212324232222212222242625242221202226
Feels °C (?)232221211919202122222223222423262725272523222527
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