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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
24.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1211111112121212121111111111910101010109988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)773652652663687723953833819100810671176643551510442315312253210181143134116
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SE
0
WSW
0
SW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.78
4:38AM
1.22
5:18PM
0.82
5:40AM
1.30
6:17PM
0.90
6:29AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
0.49
11:48AM
0.46
10:44PM
0.46
12:37PM
0.37
11:49PM
0.39
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-
Sunset-7:08-------7:07-------7:06------
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C312724242322222221212120191919212222212020202022
Feels °C (?)312825252322232321212018171717191920202020202123
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