Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 9 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (15 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
115
120
187
244
204
181
194
194
194
194
212
231
235
231
226
221
221
217
217
221
231
235
240
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53AM1.10m
8:17PM1.88m
8:47AM1.09m
9:09PM1.89m
9:42AM1.07m
10:00PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.03m
3:05AM-0.02m
2:25PM0.04m
3:58AM-0.02m
3:17PM0.07m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
17
18
17
16
16
14
14
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
140
115
120
151
143
173
181
194
194
194
194
212
231
235
231
226
221
221
217
217
221
231
235
240
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
8
7
6
6
6
24
82
60
49
39
39
42
27
28
28
21
21
21
15
14
37
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.8
S
7
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
25
60
29
26
24
21
20
35
34
30
28
27
25
24
40
23
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
9
23
34
187
244
204
180
121
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
16
108
108
76
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
5
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
8
7
5
4
5
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