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Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)121211111112111111111111111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3412712502463083142922872822822332292242201681621621591591259696121121
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
1.57
9:37PM
1.01
9:55AM
1.56
10:15PM
0.98
10:32AM
1.53
10:54PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.20
3:16AM
0.22
4:38PM
0.22
3:51AM
0.25
5:19PM
0.25
4:27AM
0.29
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:25-------7:27----
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Rain (mm)
-11-------------151-11--
Temp. °C202122212120191920212222212120202020212320202020
Feels °C (?)202122212120201922222223242422222122232421212122
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