Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
272
341
404
341
812
672
628
457
384
362
292
256
194
145
68
46
49
32
31
30
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:22AM1.19m
10:24PM1.48m
11:04AM1.22m
11:02PM1.38m
11:51AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.09m
4:08PM0.24m
4:56AM0.10m
4:54PM0.30m
5:31AM0.12m
5:47PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
19
18
16
15
14
13
14
18
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
15
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
16
15
16
14
12
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