Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.6
ENE
0.4
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
0.6
ENE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888886845556685667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35353535343423222422202049552464896181181111121132143
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
1.65
12:27AM
1.11
12:30PM
1.49
1:19AM
1.12
1:12PM
1.32
2:14AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.08
6:03AM
0.28
7:09PM
0.14
6:56AM
0.39
7:49PM
0.20
7:58AM
0.49
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------5:52-------5:54-------5:54-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:52------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262523222120222627252321201922252726242222212229
Feels °C (?)272524242321232525232321201922232323222121202127
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