Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)66616616455666664566666774
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3424222512251655504332252521279277110514138599642
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
1.38
11:24AM
1.45
12:02AM
1.40
12:07PM
1.31
12:52AM
1.41
12:58PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.00
5:17AM
0.16
5:43PM
0.04
6:08AM
0.23
6:21PM
0.11
7:08AM
0.31
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:28
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C242221212227292724222221222728272422222122272827
Feels °C (?)262321212126272524232322222625252322222223262728
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