Sawtell Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Sawtell

Issued: 9 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (06 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2846
2282
1897
1425
1218
1079
963
845
750
750
398
495
300
166
129
103
106
82
61
62
62
49
55
42
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:10PM0.92m
00:09AM1.38m
1:08PM0.96m
00:57AM1.34m
2:08PM1.04m
1:51AM1.28m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.27m
5:31PM0.42m
7:05AM0.25m
6:29PM0.47m
7:51AM0.22m
7:38PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
18
18
16
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
8
11
13
14
12
10
9
9
9
13
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
17
17
18
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.1
S
21
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
E
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
1447
1194
1060
867
747
655
586
520
445
445
9
346
300
166
129
103
106
82
61
62
36
40
40
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
21
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
16
16
16
17
7
7
7
4
2
10
35
37
62
64
62
40
44
41
6
12
62
35
35
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
E
8
0.3
S
16
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
2
4
4
55
45
12
13
12
7
35
12
44
3
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
2846
2282
1897
1425
1218
1079
963
845
750
750
398
495
50
46
49
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
10
16
16
16
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
5
9
9
9
4
4
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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