Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 AEDT

Forecast 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 21.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Dec)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Dec)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (16 Dec)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

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	Tuesday 16						Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	E	E	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	8	8	11	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	251	211	198	154	163	163	172	222	205	198	150	145	140	100	98	95	93	72	118	147	120	99	94	94
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	6:36AM 1.38				6:35PM 0.97				7:14AM 1.45				7:22PM 0.97				7:51AM 1.51					8:05PM 0.97
Low Tide / height (m)			1:08PM 0.40				12:27AM 0.25				1:52PM 0.33				1:06AM 0.24					2:32PM 0.27			1:44AM 0.22

	Tuesday 16						Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
Sunrise	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	18	20	24	26	24	21	20
Feels °C (?)	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	20	19	21	23	24	22	19	19

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