Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
94
130
161
145
145
167
193
199
465
422
262
232
203
508
500
427
352
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ESE
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:06PM1.55m
7:28AM1.11m
7:39PM1.59m
8:03AM1.19m
8:13PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.15m
1:13PM0.17m
2:11AM0.09m
1:51PM0.14m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
17
16
15
16
16
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