Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 9 pm 14 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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (15 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
144
144
144
115
115
120
180
255
237
181
190
194
194
194
246
273
279
273
226
211
180
180
176
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
7:26PM1.83m
7:53AM1.10m
8:17PM1.88m
8:47AM1.09m
9:09PM1.89m
9:42AM1.07m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.01m
1:34PM0.03m
3:05AM-0.02m
2:25PM0.04m
3:58AM-0.02m
3:17PM0.07m
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
 mm
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
18
Feels °C
19
16
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
18
17
15
14
15
14
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
169
144
144
144
115
115
120
151
146
143
181
190
194
194
194
246
273
279
273
226
211
180
180
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
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
0.2
SSE
17
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
2
8
7
6
6
6
24
29
82
55
44
39
42
36
36
36
21
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
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
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
24
47
43
26
24
21
20
35
34
30
28
27
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
13
30
34
180
255
237
180
140
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
23
108
108
24
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
106
16
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
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