Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
10
3
E
11
4
ESE
11
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1630
1873
3113
2958
2900
2900
2866
1783
1650
2483
2224
1370
2083
1730
1225
1086
896
799
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
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
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM1.54m
11:56AM1.21m
11:54PM1.36m
12:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.21m
5:45AM0.08m
5:42PM0.32m
6:25AM0.15m
6:42PM0.43m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
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