Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.6
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)141413131313131414141414141414141412131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5616135866736806706738201030114712971334135211911175905725738514567422325319313
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.29
4:40PM
0.96
4:36AM
1.35
5:25PM
1.09
5:23AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
0.50
10:42AM
0.31
10:10PM
0.44
11:22AM
0.21
11:08PM
0.35
11:58AM
0.11
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222220191820212018171615151819191716151515192120
Feels °C (?)212219171719181818151312121615161514131413181918
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