Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)999998888161617777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26120720717813212084826485879610511412012010097971001219910278
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
N
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.50
8:20PM
1.34
8:27AM
1.46
8:55PM
1.43
9:03AM
1.40
9:29PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
0.20
2:14PM
0.06
2:20AM
0.15
2:44PM
0.05
3:01AM
0.14
3:12PM
0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:43--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920222322212020202021232322212121202324232221
Feels °C (?)191719212221222220202022232223222222212424222323
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