Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
1.6
S
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
16
18
18
7
5
240
443
547
589
604
591
551
465
395
440
440
408
368
341
292
308
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:06PM1.88m
8:36AM1.12m
8:55PM1.88m
9:26AM1.15m
9:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.03m
2:53AM-0.03m
2:15PM0.02m
3:39AM-0.04m
3:06PM0.05m
4:23AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
17
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
14
13
10
10
10
8
9
9
10
8
9
9
8
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
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