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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 3 am Tuesday 19 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
928 | 917 | 1637 | 904 | 830 | 843 | 683 | 605 | 529 | 414 | 363 | 363 | 318 | 560 | 660 | 813 | 775 | 724 | 676 | 573 | 592 | 512 | 604 | 933 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.07m | 10:12PM1.80m | 10:48AM1.01m | 11:08PM1.72m | 11:52AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.01m | 3:27PM0.09m | 5:04AM0.05m | 4:20PM0.17m | 6:05AM0.10m | 5:19PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 928 | 917 | 960 | 904 | 830 | 843 | 683 | 605 | 529 | 414 | 363 | 363 | 314 | 307 | 255 | 210 | 210 | 170 | 170 | 173 | 207 | 201 | 202 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 822 | 545 | 1637 | 14 | 5 | — | 2 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 67 | 186 | 318 | 560 | 660 | 813 | 775 | 724 | 676 | 573 | 592 | 512 | 604 | 933 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 76 | 76 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 16 | 30 |
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