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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 9 am Monday 01 Jun 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | |
294 | 147 | 147 | 120 | 89 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 76 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:29AM0.99m | 8:48PM1.56m | 9:08AM0.97m | 9:26PM1.54m | 9:48AM0.95m | 10:05PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.22m | 2:43PM0.24m | 4:12AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
 kJ | 145 | 147 | 147 | 120 | 89 | 69 | 55 | 41 | 36 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 64 | 76 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | N 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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