Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

21.2°C

Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (29 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29						Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	78	78	74	72	256	325	352	291	295	259	188	181	173	158	125	115	86	102	173	117	79	85
Wind (km/h)	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	W	W	W	W	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		10:53AM1.73m					11:21PM1.06m				11:47AM1.67m				00:22AM0.97m				12:47PM1.59m
Low Tide					5:37PM0.09m				5:01AM0.15m				6:39PM0.15m				5:55AM0.24m				7:48PM0.20m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	20	20	20	18	17	16	15	17	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	18	22	23	23	20	18
Feels °C	16	18	17	18	18	16	15	14	17	19	19	19	18	17	16	15	17	20	20	21	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	78	78	74	72	256	325	352	218	251	168	153	161	173	158	125	115	86	52	173	117	79	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	E 9	E 9	SE 6	SE 5
kJ	39	36	34	22	21	87	151	291	295	259	188	181	121	116	76	80	79	102	6	6	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 11	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 12	SE 5	E 12	E 12
kJ	6	26	48	48	51	21	20	10	10	48	12	5	14	14	6	6	6	6	3	1	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	—	—	NE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	1	2	3	9	17	71	79	85
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	76	199	76	0	0	0	0	0	102	108	16	7	7	7	7	16	16	731	16	16	16
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Rating (10 max)	2	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4		2	2	2	3	2	2	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5

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