Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

19.7° C

Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1996	2481	1714	1539	1250	1112	914	882	808	643	563	484	426	408	340	332	287	287	293	249	241	198	199	194
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SE	ESE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	N	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:54PM1.36m				12:49PM1.22m				00:40AM1.19m					1:45PM1.23m				1:31AM1.04m				2:44PM1.24m
Low Tide			6:25AM0.15m				6:42PM0.43m					7:05AM0.22m				7:51PM0.51m				7:48AM0.29m				9:11PM0.54m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	16	18	18	16	16	15	15	15	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	17	20	19	18	16
Feels °C	12	13	12	14	15	15	14	15	13	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	16	18	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	1996	1906	1714	1539	1250	1112	914	882	808	643	563	484	426	408	340	332	287	287	293	249	241	198	199	194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	6	42	36	34	57	54	49	48	47	46	43	40	39	38	37	37	37	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 12	S 12
kJ	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	20	20	18	18	5	5	24	9	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	50	2481	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	17	12
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	76	30	2	0	16	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	0	7	0	0	0	7	7	16	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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