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Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
631 | 1124 | 987 | 1048 | 881 | 351 | 287 | 522 | 444 | 257 | 288 | 174 | 263 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 272 | 268 | 213 | 247 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:47PM0.86m | 1:46AM1.29m | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.29m | 3:54PM1.04m | 3:41AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.50m | 8:50AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.51m | 9:39AM0.24m | 9:30PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 631 | 512 | 502 | 502 | 480 | 351 | 287 | 260 | 218 | 175 | 169 | 174 | 203 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 272 | 268 | 199 | 187 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 114 | 116 | 118 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 49 | 75 | 181 | 6 | 6 | 160 | 125 | 99 | 103 | 142 | 68 | 90 | 123 | 121 | 213 | 75 | 53 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 77 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 138 | 128 | 3 | 3 | — | 51 | 64 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 1124 | 987 | 1048 | 881 | — | — | 522 | 444 | 257 | 288 | 31 | 263 | 217 | 255 | 175 | 154 | 88 | 208 | 127 | 172 | 213 | 247 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 76 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 108 |
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