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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 153 | 220 | 256 | 221 | 173 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 76 | 58 | 88 | 57 | 81 | 57 | 37 | 100 | 40 | 34 | 36 | 88 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 1.78 | 12:01AM 1.00 | 12:14PM 1.66 | 1:01AM 0.99 | 1:07PM 1.52 | 2:05AM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15PM 0.06 | 5:29AM 0.21 | 7:08PM 0.12 | 6:26AM 0.31 | 8:01PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
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