Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 19 Jul 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
20.0° 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: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
S
2
S
1.4
SE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)777777777768889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)340417407372405427343632191191231360280289337383393388423381388434437387
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.39
3:15AM
1.03
4:15PM
1.49
4:31AM
0.98
5:17PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.17
9:41PM
0.40
9:21AM
0.20
11:01PM
0.33
10:23AM
0.20
12:09AM
0.23
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset---5:06-------5:06-------5:07----
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Rain (mm)
------------11211--2--21
Temp. °C141617171514131212161717161515141416171716151515
Feels °C (?)81112121010988111213121212111113141514141414
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 6 km from Sawtell has swung offshore (moderate winds from the SW at CoffsHarbourAirport). 2.4m 7s swell from the SSE

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28 km/h
SW
Offshore
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