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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 Tuesday 05 May 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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
883 | 867 | 639 | 545 | 524 | 461 | 520 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 173 | 378 | 386 | 724 | 716 | 704 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:23PM1.46m | 10:45AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:35AM0.86m | 11:54PM1.35m | 12:36PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.40m | 6:55AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 883 | 867 | 639 | 545 | 524 | 461 | 520 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 173 | 173 | 140 | 349 | 716 | 704 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 146 | 121 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 12 | — | — | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 53 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 97 | 378 | 386 | 724 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 |
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