Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
S
6
0.1
S
16
1.6
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
8
5
5
9
16
16
8
7
22
5
300
450
744
907
953
1069
848
714
298
465
428
459
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
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-off
High Tide
7:44AM1.08m
8:06PM1.88m
8:36AM1.12m
8:55PM1.88m
9:26AM1.15m
9:42PM1.82m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.01m
1:24PM0.03m
2:53AM-0.03m
2:15PM0.02m
3:39AM-0.04m
3:06PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
17
17
15
13
14
14
14
15
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
6
11
13
14
12
10
10
10
8
9
11
10
8
7
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
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