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Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
967 | 986 | 1061 | 1475 | 1645 | 1799 | 1752 | 1633 | 830 | 1270 | 1246 | 1029 | 1047 | 1060 | 1216 | 1020 | 769 | 622 | 588 | 490 | 400 | 443 | 412 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:55AM0.95m | 00:22AM1.56m | 1:11PM0.89m | 1:32AM1.48m | 2:34PM0.91m | 2:44AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.27m | 7:26AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.36m | 8:41AM0.25m | 7:57PM0.42m | 9:48AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1046 | 918 | 743 | 1745 | 1488 | 830 | 4 | 393 | 146 | 133 | 25 | 1010 | 773 | 38 | 490 | 588 | 490 | 400 | 443 | 412 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 223 | 312 | 466 | 5 | 283 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 38 | 64 | — | 64 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 967 | 986 | 1061 | 1475 | 1645 | 1799 | 1752 | 1633 | 693 | 1270 | 1246 | 1029 | 1047 | 1060 | 1216 | 1020 | 769 | 622 | — | — | — | — | — | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 108 | 400 | 248 | 108 | 16 | 76 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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