Sawtell Surf Break

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
1
2
1
0
2
2
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
1.5
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
1.3
S
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.3
ESE
13
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
248
140
90
263
164
106
332
144
90
92
31
607
853
1021
1073
1242
1022
1133
1184
1156
1151
1200
1955
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:52AM1.02m
10:54PM1.49m
11:38AM1.05m
11:33PM1.42m
12:28PM1.10m
00:17AM1.33m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.17m
4:25PM0.31m
5:39AM0.17m
5:11PM0.36m
6:16AM0.16m
6:05PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
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—
—
6:43
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—
—
—
—
—
—
6:43
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—
—
—
—
—
—
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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—
—
4:59
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4:59
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:59
—
—
—
5:00
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
1
1
—
—
1
—
1
—
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
9
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
10
11
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
2.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
38
140
140
90
263
164
106
154
144
90
92
20
28
29
23
32
40
37
37
35
35
30
28
1224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.1
E
11
0.3
E
15
—
—
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
ESE
10
—
0.1
S
20
0.3
ESE
13
Energy kJ
15
29
30
31
29
19
28
31
20
19
20
31
9
5
20
2
41
—
—
51
10
—
8
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
9
—
—
0.1
E
16
—
—
—
0.2
E
10
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
10
58
52
49
47
28
41
21
20
19
19
8
3
—
—
5
—
—
—
9
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
1.5
S
8
—
—
—
—
0.5
S
6
1.3
S
10
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
S
5
1
S
5
1.8
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
86
248
—
—
—
—
15
332
1
15
46
222
607
853
1021
1073
1242
1022
1133
1184
1156
1151
1200
1955
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Trapdoors
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Hat Head
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Scotts Head
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Turners Beach
NSW - North Coast
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Trapdoors
NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
3
4
1
2
5
4
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
76
76
248
248
76
30
248
108
569
531
108
16
16
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Saltwater
Back Bommie
Saltwater
North Haven
North Haven
Diamond Head
Back Bommie
Trapdoors
Boomerang Beach (South)
Saltwater
Saltwater
Hat Head
Hat Head
Scotts Head
Saltwater
Saltwater
Saltwater
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
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Right Point (Cat Bay)
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Luna Park
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Cyclops
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Shipstern Bluff
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
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