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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 Sunday 03 May 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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | |
792 | 792 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 771 | 771 | 696 | 710 | 786 | 802 | 802 | 818 | 935 | 1027 | 1065 | 949 | 856 | 856 | 875 | 1061 | 1042 | 771 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.08m | 9:07PM1.55m | 9:24AM1.02m | 9:43PM1.51m | 10:03AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.19m | 2:31PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.22m | 3:04PM0.24m | 4:25AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 792 | 792 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 696 | 771 | 771 | 696 | 710 | 786 | 802 | 802 | 818 | 935 | 1027 | 1065 | 949 | 856 | 856 | 875 | 1061 | 1042 | 771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 57 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 199 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 2 | 0 |
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