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Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 291 | 867 | 987 | 1279 | 1062 | 495 | 360 | 288 | 217 | 175 | 171 | 140 | 123 | 101 | 72 | 68 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:32PM 1.23 | 7:14AM 1.68 | 7:29PM 1.20 | 8:02AM 1.80 | 8:24PM 1.16 | 8:51AM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:47PM 0.22 | 12:38AM 0.02 | 1:46PM 0.10 | 1:24AM 0.00 | 2:41PM 0.02 | 2:11AM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 |
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