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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 9 am Friday 08 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | |
734 | 655 | 572 | 515 | 534 | 415 | 307 | 852 | 1018 | 787 | 1210 | 1026 | 502 | 522 | 460 | 365 | 555 | 522 | 213 | 217 | 245 | 356 | 174 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:36PM0.84m | 00:48AM1.31m | 1:47PM0.86m | 1:46AM1.29m | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.37m | 5:54PM0.46m | 7:54AM0.36m | 7:00PM0.50m | 8:50AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 383 | 655 | 572 | 515 | 534 | 415 | 307 | 852 | 1018 | 787 | 631 | 512 | 502 | 522 | 460 | 365 | 299 | 274 | 181 | 175 | 169 | 217 | 174 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 118 | 123 | 125 | 131 | 131 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 112 | 114 | 116 | 118 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 75 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 160 | 123 | 277 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 46 | 47 | 77 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 96 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | SW 2 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 734 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1210 | 1026 | — | — | 1 | — | 555 | 522 | 213 | 217 | 245 | 356 | 24 | 264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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