Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.8° 

Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sawtell today (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2235
1850
999
2053
1913
1298
1168
833
1170
1045
1045
738
636
650
602
626
690
677
690
573
530
425
334
287
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:22PM1.25m
2:13AM1.13m
3:24PM1.36m
3:24AM1.06m
4:26PM1.48m
4:38AM1.02m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.46m
8:37AM0.18m
9:49PM0.41m
9:34AM0.17m
11:05PM0.31m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
14
15
14
13
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
14
16
16
14
14
13
12
11
15
Feels °C
14
12
12
10
12
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
11
14
14
13
13
12
10
9
14
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