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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 9 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
223 | 251 | 287 | 284 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 284 | 277 | 241 | 246 | 246 | 291 | 284 | 323 | 284 | 247 | 247 | 417 | 501 | 656 | 562 | 601 | 632 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.43m | 6:57AM1.24m | 7:27PM1.50m | 7:34AM1.19m | 8:00PM1.55m | 8:11AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.23m | 1:00PM0.11m | 1:47AM0.20m | 1:30PM0.13m | 2:26AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 6 | 251 | 287 | 284 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 284 | 277 | 241 | 246 | 246 | 291 | 284 | 323 | 284 | 247 | 247 | 284 | 339 | 460 | 562 | 601 | 632 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 13 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 417 | 501 | 656 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 23 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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