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Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 143 | 140 | 137 | 126 | 96 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 226 | 268 | 311 | 644 | 833 | 1926 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51AM 1.46 | 7:25PM 1.54 | 7:35AM 1.43 | 8:05PM 1.66 | 8:20AM 1.37 | 8:48PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 0.15 | 1:08PM -0.03 | 1:36AM 0.07 | 1:44PM -0.05 | 2:25AM 0.02 | 2:21PM -0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
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