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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 08 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)877445667887888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424071252248758270741111311351381141119090929299808282
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		glassglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
1.09
2:07AM
1.21
1:52PM
0.95
3:08AM
1.19
2:56PM
0.85
4:17AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.45
7:21PM
0.28
8:20AM
0.54
8:03PM
0.36
9:43AM
0.58
8:58PM
0.41
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------
Sunset---7:40-------7:39-------7:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------111--------
Temp. °C212526252322212122252523212120202123242423222120
Feels °C (?)222423232323212223252724232422222425252526252422
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