Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

20.5°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	S 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	66	59	49	29	19	19	43	29	32	33	33	36	34	205	353	315	226	238	275	268	222	181	149	149	153	119
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	SSE	ESE	SE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			5:17AM1.12m				5:14PM1.36m				6:09AM1.25m				6:07PM1.32m				6:52AM1.37m				6:54PM1.27m
Low Tide	11:05PM0.17m				11:03AM0.38m				11:51PM0.13m				12:07PM0.33m				00:30AM0.11m				1:02PM0.27m				1:05AM0.10m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48
	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	7:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	19	22	23	22	20	19	18	19	21	24	24	20	19	18	16	16	18	20	21	21	19	18	17	16
Feels °C	18	15	18	21	22	22	21	19	18	17	19	23	21	16	17	17	14	15	18	19	18	18	17	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 6	S 5	S 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	NNE 6	E 9	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	66	59	49	29	19	19	43	29	13	33	33	36	4	55	54	242	226	238	275	268	222	181	149	149	153	119
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 5	S 5	NNE 6	E 15	NNE 6	E 15	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 14	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9
kJ	8	6	5	10	11	11	20	20	32	8	4	4	4	4	4	49	50	50	50	50	35	4	35	35	36	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	S 16	SE 4	S 8	S 13	S 16	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 6	S 8	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 14	N 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 5
kJ	1	5	1	1	3	5	6	6	4	4	4	1	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	3	3	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	SSE 3	SE 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNW 3
kJ	1	—	1	10	33	48	—	—	2	2	1	3	34	205	353	315	—	—	—	—	3	118	16	16	19	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	23	199	23	2	19	0	0	23	23	108	199	24	0	0	0	0	102	199	249	390	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			2	4	3	3	3					2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Crackneck NSW - Newcastle	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	4	1	5	3	1	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	7	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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