Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
NE
4
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
32
31
25
24
24
18
17
30
27
133
173
99
61
27
19
20
22
31
31
31
32
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.44m
4:13AM1.00m
4:14PM1.40m
5:17AM1.12m
5:14PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:09PM0.20m
9:46AM0.42m
11:05PM0.17m
11:03AM0.38m
11:51PM0.13m
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clear
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Temp °C
23
22
20
20
19
19
19
24
22
20
20
19
18
18
19
22
23
22
20
19
18
19
Feels °C
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
24
22
19
19
20
18
16
18
22
22
22
21
20
17
16
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