Sawtell Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Sawtell

Issued: 3 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (06 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1897
1535
1218
1079
963
904
805
750
445
389
300
166
129
96
103
80
82
61
62
62
60
58
45
80
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
12:10PM0.92m
00:09AM1.38m
1:08PM0.96m
00:57AM1.34m
2:08PM1.04m
1:51AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.42m
7:05AM0.25m
6:29PM0.47m
7:51AM0.22m
7:38PM0.49m
8:38AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
14
12
10
9
9
10
12
14
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
19
1.4
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
1060
867
747
717
586
520
495
445
9
37
300
166
129
96
103
80
44
52
62
45
60
58
45
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
16
17
7
7
7
4
2
10
35
74
62
57
62
59
41
51
82
61
35
35
40
40
39
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
2
4
7
6
55
45
22
13
13
13
13
43
44
34
32
30
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1897
1535
1218
1079
963
904
805
750
445
389
49
62
54
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
0
16
0
0
0
0
2
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
9
9
9
4
4
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
7
9
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