Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

20.4°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	SSE 7	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	95	282	188	143	111	107	73	56	54	53	37	37	40	41	31	43	43	55	59	54	46	217
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	E	NE	NNE	N	NW	WSW	WSW	SSE	E	ENE	NNE	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	S	SE	E	E	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		9:21AM1.71m				9:40PM1.24m				10:05AM1.74m				10:28PM1.15m				10:53AM1.73m
Low Tide				3:51PM0.03m				3:32AM0.03m				4:42PM0.04m				4:14AM0.08m					5:37PM0.09m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	19	18	18	17	16	18	22	22	21	19	17	16	15	17	20	21	20	19	18
Feels °C	17	18	18	19	17	18	17	16	17	19	18	19	18	16	15	13	14	18	19	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 7	E 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 11
kJ	62	282	188	143	82	74	57	56	43	44	37	35	40	41	31	43	43	55	59	54	41	217
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 13	E 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 12	E 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 7	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 12	ENE 8
kJ	48	43	4	83	111	77	73	54	54	53	3	3	33	32	26	40	39	35	34	33	46	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNE 6	NE 10	E 12	E 11	E 9	E 11	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 8	ENE 4
kJ	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	14	4	3	2	15	2	1	25	24	48	22	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 5	E 7	—	—	ENE 7	NNE 6	—	—	SSW 3	E 7	E 7	NE 6	—	—	—	SSW 2	—	—	E 3	E 4	—
kJ	95	24	83	—	—	107	23	—	—	1	35	37	9	—	—	—	1	—	—	5	6	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Evans Head-South Wall NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	23	143	16	16	7	7	0	0	0	2	108	16	7	0	0	0	0	0	108	199	16	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Forster Beach	Seal Rocks	North Haven		Nambucca Heads	Back Bommie	Back Bommie	Seal Rocks	Seal Rocks	Back Bommie	North Haven			Diamond Head	Treachery Head
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	2	2			3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	1	1	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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