Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 3 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (11 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
70
73
58
58
91
64
48
49
51
37
35
35
47
66
66
64
48
68
68
104
107
124
96
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:54AM1.19m
4:53PM1.44m
4:57AM1.16m
5:44PM1.60m
5:58AM1.14m
6:35PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.40m
10:15AM0.11m
11:16PM0.30m
11:04AM0.08m
00:18AM0.19m
11:54AM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
18
16
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
19
19
18
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
73
70
73
58
58
60
64
48
49
51
37
35
35
47
66
66
64
48
68
68
104
107
124
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
27
25
24
24
23
23
22
20
20
9
35
34
31
11
11
11
10
10
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
6
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
15
4
4
4
4
2
8
8
4
3
3
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
91
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
7
7
7
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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