Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
ENE
5
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
57
49
29
38
21
43
98
95
89
95
143
71
73
142
127
172
100
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21PM1.02m
11:59AM1.50m
00:30AM0.92m
1:09PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.24m
5:08AM0.23m
6:51PM0.30m
6:08AM0.32m
8:16PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
15
14
15
21
23
21
17
16
16
15
15
20
22
19
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
13
18
19
17
14
13
14
13
13
17
18
16
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17
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