Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
78
56
44
41
24
23
50
54
54
39
25
432
604
891
1530
1658
1772
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:00PM1.25m
10:30AM1.44m
10:37PM1.11m
11:11AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.19m
4:02AM0.14m
4:48PM0.28m
4:34AM0.22m
5:37PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
15
21
23
24
20
21
17
16
15
17
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
13
18
19
21
18
20
12
11
9
11
11
9
5
5
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