Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

20.5°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26						Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	237	188	119	95	93	103	96	98	95	307	222	184	137	103	73	72	54	53	42	44	38	44
Wind (km/h)	NW	S	SE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	WSW	SE	E	E	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	on	cross
High Tide		8:40AM1.64m				8:54PM1.31m				9:21AM1.71m				9:40PM1.24m				10:05AM1.74m				10:28PM1.15m
Low Tide				3:03PM0.06m				2:53AM-0.00m				3:51PM0.03m				3:32AM0.03m				4:42PM0.04m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	7	2	1	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	27	24	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	18	19	19	18	18	17	18	21	22	21	19	18
Feels °C	22	28	23	17	18	17	18	17	18	18	17	18	19	18	18	17	18	20	19	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 9	ENE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 7	SSE 8
kJ	237	188	119	95	93	67	51	29	61	43	222	184	137	103	73	47	35	32	37	35	38	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	E 15	E 15	NE 7	E 8	E 13	ENE 7	E 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 12	E 12	SSE 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	70	—	—	4	4	14	29	4	71	3	67	63	48	72	54	53	3	3	33	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	SSE 9	NE 7	NNE 7	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNE 6	E 12	E 12	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	8	11	41	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	15	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	—	E 3	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 9	—	ENE 7	—	NE 7	NNE 6	—	—	SW 2	E 7	E 7	—	NNE 6
kJ	3	—	4	11	52	103	96	98	95	307	—	71	—	91	23	—	—	1	42	44	—	15
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	108	172	30	0	0	16	23	23	16	16	16	7	7	0	0	0	16	199	16	7
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Rating (10 max)	3	2		1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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