Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

20.0° C

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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	E 10	S 8	SSE 4	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 10	E 10	S 6	S 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	12	11	8	5	5	9	16	16	8	7	22	5	300	450	744	907	953	1069	848	714	298	465	428	459
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	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
High Tide				7:44AM1.08m				8:06PM1.88m				8:36AM1.12m				8:55PM1.88m				9:26AM1.15m				9:42PM1.82m
Low Tide		2:04AM0.01m				1:24PM0.03m				2:53AM-0.03m				2:15PM0.02m				3:39AM-0.04m				3:06PM0.05m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	2	2	2	2
Temp °C	12	11	10	14	16	16	14	13	13	13	12	14	17	17	15	13	14	14	14	15	16	17	15	15
Feels °C	9	8	6	11	13	14	12	10	10	10	8	9	11	10	8	7	9	9	10	11	11	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	S 18	S 18
kJ	12	11	5	3	5	3	16	16	7	7	7	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	297	—	6	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 8	S 7	SE 7	E 10	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	NE 9
kJ	12	6	5	5	4	9	2	2	6	5	1	3	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 4	E 10	S 8	ESE 7	SE 7	E 10	SE 7	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 16	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	1	8	5	5	2	2	2	8	7	3	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 4	—	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 4	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	3	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	22	44	300	450	744	907	953	1069	848	714	298	465	428	459
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	30	143	143	122	143	143	122	143	122	76	16	16	189	209	76	16	16	16	16	30	76	76	30	108
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3		4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	5	7	2	2	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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