Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)101010999999101413131413131312121213131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)122158148142139136133130134130156176184189232272389359353359420413492553
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
E
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffglassglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
1.27
12:55PM
0.80
1:31AM
1.23
2:22PM
0.80
2:41AM
1.24
3:42PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.41
7:26AM
0.47
6:21PM
0.48
8:44AM
0.46
7:38PM
0.51
9:52AM
0.40
Wed
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222120202023252422212020202528262323232221282824
Feels °C (?)242221212124262523222121202527252223232221282826
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