Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.5
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
115
111
117
94
75
130
157
135
114
124
140
148
364
222
222
218
184
199
491
435
359
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
5
E
0
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:53AM1.03m
7:06PM1.55m
7:28AM1.11m
7:39PM1.59m
8:03AM1.19m
8:13PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.23m
1:42AM0.15m
1:13PM0.17m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.14m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
18
20
20
17
15
14
12
12
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
17
16
16
17
16
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