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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8989988711111111111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347372309433387255264251317505148113511070920903831831814814687576520466386
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
E
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
1.05
9:59AM
1.67
10:22PM
1.09
10:34AM
1.66
11:02PM
1.12
11:09AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.14
4:39PM
0.10
4:02AM
0.15
5:13PM
0.08
4:42AM
0.18
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:05---
Sunset-------7:51-------7:51-------7:51
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1---1-------------
Temp. °C222019182022232322201819202324242220181820272727
Feels °C (?)191918171919201918181618192121212120171719272628
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