Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 AEDT
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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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)7777777777777777777777711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9710097979497838282807877749294949797102108113123110214
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
0
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
5
E
5
N
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
1.43
9:03AM
1.40
9:29PM
1.49
9:38AM
1.32
10:02PM
1.51
10:12AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
0.14
3:12PM
0.06
3:40AM
0.14
3:40PM
0.09
4:19AM
0.17
4:08PM
0.14
Wed
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:42-------6:40
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-----1
Temp. °C212121202023242421212119192223232221212121232322
Feels °C (?)222322212024242322232220192323232321212021222121
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