Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 4 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

19.9°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (31 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	NE 6	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	158	125	116	104	66	117	79	70	46	44	37	20	29	30	58	77	54	22	21	19	31	31	31	31
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	ENE	E	NNE	E	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	S	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	00:22AM0.97m				12:47PM1.59m				1:35AM0.92m				1:54PM1.51m					2:56AM0.93m				3:06PM1.44m
Low Tide			5:55AM0.24m				7:48PM0.20m				7:00AM0.33m					9:01PM0.22m				8:20AM0.40m				10:09PM0.20m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	19	22	24	21	20	18	17	16	17	21	22	21	21	20	18	17	19	22	22	21	20	20
Feels °C	17	16	18	19	20	19	18	16	15	15	18	22	23	22	23	22	18	17	19	23	22	21	22	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 11	NE 6	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 4	ENE 6
kJ	158	125	114	72	52	117	79	25	33	44	25	16	26	26	58	77	54	19	14	15	13	15	11	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	E 9	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 8	ENE 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	SE 4
kJ	76	80	116	104	66	6	6	70	46	5	37	20	5	8	22	23	23	16	15	9	31	31	15	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 12	E 11	NE 11	E 13	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	E 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	28	3	5	3	5	22	21	19	6	2	31	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNW 3	NW 3	NNE 6	NW 3	—	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	13	22	25	3	1	33	1	—	29	30	—	—	—	—	8	14	13	15	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Casuarina Beach NSW - North Coast	Stockton Beach NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Park Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Park Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie
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)	7	7	7	234	308	16	10	16	16	10	0	16	16	7	36	0	0	0	0	16	249	199	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Yacaaba Head-Boulders			Nambucca Heads	Blueys Beach	Diamond Head	Blueys Beach	Back Bommie	Scotts Head	Seal Rocks	Nambucca Heads		Hat Head	Diamond Head	Saltwater	Tuncurry-North Wall	Diamond Head	Diamond Head			Hat Head	Hat Head
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2			1	3	2	2	1	2	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	2			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	The Bombie and Boat Ramp WA - Margaret River	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Ulladulla Bommie NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	3	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5

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