Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.9
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
113
111
96
90
86
86
81
78
150
100
97
93
91
65
64
63
62
62
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:58PM1.40m
10:34AM1.41m
10:39PM1.28m
11:21AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.18m
4:14AM0.07m
4:42PM0.23m
4:51AM0.12m
5:38PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
18
21
20
17
16
16
16
18
23
23
24
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
17
15
14
13
13
16
17
16
15
14
15
14
16
21
20
21
18
18
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