Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

19.7° C

Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	296	201	201	156	164	161	154	127	124	124	94	88	59	56	52	37	37	20	21	20	19	19	19	19
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SE	ESE	NNW	W	W	W	W	NNW	NE	NE	N	NW	WNW	W	W	SW	SE	NE	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:35AM0.92m				6:57PM1.51m					7:16AM0.97m				7:35PM1.56m				7:54AM1.01m				8:10PM1.60m
Low Tide		1:05AM0.32m			12:11PM0.28m					1:42AM0.26m			12:53PM0.23m					2:16AM0.20m				1:33PM0.19m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	15	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	15	18	18	15	15	14	14	13	17	19	19	17	15
Feels °C	12	11	11	14	14	15	15	13	13	12	12	14	16	15	13	14	12	11	11	15	16	17	15	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	296	201	201	156	164	161	154	127	124	124	94	88	59	56	52	37	37	20	21	20	19	19	19	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 7	ENE 7	E 12	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 6	S 6
kJ	5	3	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	2	2	1	5	3	1	2	2	15	19	12	12	11	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	ENE 7	NE 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 12	E 12	E 7	E 11	E 7	ENE 6	S 17	S 17	S 9	E 12	E 12	SE 7	SE 6
kJ	3	13	13	5	2	4	5	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	2	1	4	6	6	2	3	3	7	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	—	ESE 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	36	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	108	16	0	0	0	0	16	30	30	143	124
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6

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