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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 17 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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 205 | 198 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 118 | 155 | 131 | 131 | 96 | 94 | 75 | 88 | 69 | 105 | 99 | 88 | 142 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM 1.45 | 7:22PM 0.97 | 7:51AM 1.51 | 8:05PM 0.97 | 8:28AM 1.56 | 8:45PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:52PM 0.33 | 1:06AM 0.24 | 2:32PM 0.27 | 1:44AM 0.22 | 3:10PM 0.23 | 2:22AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
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