Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)--
Afternoon (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
104
104
226
163
192
190
165
169
169
169
173
173
144
144
118
120
200
237
176
177
210
245
235
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.73m
6:56AM1.12m
7:26PM1.83m
7:53AM1.10m
8:17PM1.88m
8:47AM1.09m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.05m
1:16AM0.08m
12:44PM0.03m
2:12AM0.01m
1:34PM0.03m
3:05AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
16
17
16
18
19
19
19
16
14
14
13
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
89
104
104
127
163
192
190
165
169
169
169
173
173
144
144
118
120
151
151
173
177
210
245
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
8
7
6
25
24
96
72
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
24
30
30
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
226
2
13
30
45
200
237
176
129
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
16
108
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
16
0
0
0
2
2
23
108
108
16
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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