- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 22 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
2062 | 2629 | 3197 | 4083 | 4007 | 3394 | 4477 | 4141 | 3997 | 4579 | 4441 | 3468 | 4355 | 3298 | 3004 | 2788 | 2582 | 2332 | 2128 | 1916 | 1756 | 1599 | 1599 | 1599 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:01PM0.96m | 1:08AM1.49m | 2:12PM1.00m | 2:10AM1.38m | 3:19PM1.08m | 3:10AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.18m | 7:41PM0.42m | 9:03AM0.19m | 8:59PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:57 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 50 | — | — | — | — | 2983 | 3087 | 3039 | 2852 | 3211 | 3527 | 3468 | 3445 | 3298 | 3004 | 2788 | 2582 | 2332 | 2128 | 1916 | 1756 | 1599 | 1599 | 1599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2062 | 2629 | 3197 | 4083 | 4007 | 3394 | 4477 | 4141 | 3997 | 4579 | 4441 | — | 4355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 410 | 495 | 495 | 531 | 30 | 76 | 76 | 30 | 30 | 406 | 422 | 108 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Sawtell surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest