Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.1° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
179
179
172
129
105
91
80
80
134
157
182
213
208
208
203
172
318
337
345
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
NNE
0
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:16PM1.23m
3:15AM0.81m
3:25PM1.22m
4:30AM0.87m
4:26PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.44m
8:26AM0.53m
10:33PM0.40m
9:48AM0.52m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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6:58
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6:59
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7:00
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 mm
1
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2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
16
15
15
16
19
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
17
15
15
16
14
14
15
18
18
17
17
18
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