Sawtell Surf Break
Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Sawtell

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.7° 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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
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
1
1
1
2
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.6
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.7
SSE
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
49
48
48
31
44
66
204
391
1010
2432
2429
2631
2388
1908
1397
1124
928
882
445
750
700
660
333
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44PM1.47m
11:17AM0.91m
11:25PM1.43m
12:10PM0.92m
00:09AM1.38m
1:08PM0.96m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.27m
4:42PM0.36m
6:20AM0.27m
5:31PM0.42m
7:05AM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
11
16
17
17
14
13
13
12
12
16
18
18
16
14
13
14
14
16
18
18
Feels °C
12
12
10
8
7
11
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
11
14
15
12
10
9
10
10
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.3
E
10
1.6
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
72
49
48
48
31
44
66
17
391
1010
1277
1253
1316
1292
1081
794
697
578
531
445
424
385
415
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
N
6
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
20
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
6
31
30
1
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
7
7
7
14
6
6
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
16
8
2
4
2
1
1
3
11
10
9
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
1.2
S
8
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
10
0.3
SW
3
2.1
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
3
1
1
2
3
7
204
5
3
2432
2429
2631
2388
1908
1397
1124
928
882
1
750
700
660
333
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
23
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
8
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
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