Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
1045
636
650
602
626
703
731
690
623
530
425
369
287
374
563
412
379
327
272
267
200
164
142
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:24AM1.06m
4:26PM1.48m
4:38AM1.02m
5:25PM1.62m
5:46AM1.02m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.41m
9:34AM0.17m
11:05PM0.31m
10:34AM0.15m
00:12AM0.20m
11:33AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
12
12
14
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
18
20
20
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
9
11
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
14
14
15
12
12
11
11
11
15
17
19
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