Surf Forecast Surf Report
Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 AEST
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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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
S
0.6
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)776668888878888710899888108109988711101077777777788888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)424340403837384938424565137171805861877772851231169310486998713310490150131115141142127121123123124139161164147147150153144144140157412440176189194158162446
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
0
SE
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrossglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassoffoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
1.01
12:32AM
1.45
1:37PM
1.08
1:28AM
1.37
2:39PM
1.19
2:29AM
1.28
3:39PM
1.32
3:35AM
1.20
4:36PM
1.46
4:41AM
1.13
5:30PM
1.60
5:45AM
1.09
6:23PM
1.71
6:45AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.16
6:03PM
0.38
7:24AM
0.14
7:11PM
0.42
8:13AM
0.13
8:28PM
0.43
9:04AM
0.11
9:47PM
0.39
9:55AM
0.10
11:01PM
0.30
10:47AM
0.09
12:08AM
0.20
11:39AM
0.08
1:07AM
0.12
12:30PM
0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset---4:53-------4:53-------4:53-------4:53-------4:53-------4:54-------4:54-------4:54
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121416161514131212141616151514131215161616161615141618181616151516171817171615141415171717161615161719191717171616182019
Feels °C (?)1012141514121110911141413131210912131415151513121416171515131314141515161513121213161618171614161818171616161515161716
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