Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
120
123
88
84
67
54
44
31
29
31
46
41
69
110
123
102
101
57
35
37
69
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:09PM1.21m
2:48AM0.79m
3:23PM1.23m
4:08AM0.83m
4:24PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.47m
9:21PM0.51m
8:11AM0.50m
10:31PM0.45m
9:32AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
23
24
22
19
19
19
18
18
24
26
24
20
20
19
19
20
28
29
28
23
18
Feels °C
13
20
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
21
20
19
17
18
17
16
17
24
24
23
20
16
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