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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 89 | 67 | 54 | 46 | 64 | 97 | 59 | 82 | 123 | 181 | 168 | 147 | 90 | 89 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 31 | 44 | 90 | 83 | 75 | 82 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:31AM 1.86 | 11:04PM 1.04 | 11:22AM 1.78 | 12:01AM 1.00 | 12:14PM 1.66 | 1:01AM 0.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 0.01 | 4:36AM 0.12 | 6:15PM 0.06 | 5:29AM 0.21 | 7:08PM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
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