Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
354
913
897
379
321
571
202
335
113
91
74
64
119
126
273
233
173
147
75
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
SE
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:10PM1.36m
8:40AM1.64m
8:54PM1.31m
9:21AM1.71m
9:40PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.11m
2:17AM-0.00m
3:03PM0.06m
2:53AM-0.00m
3:51PM0.03m
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5:56
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1
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6
1
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Temp °C
22
23
21
21
20
20
20
24
26
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
21
22
20
21
21
20
19
25
27
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
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