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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 16 Jan 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
23.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
Period(s) (?)7776777777771088888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8912715420221629814912197791361358182191244286313353380428437392523
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
1.47
7:49PM
0.93
8:12AM
1.54
8:29PM
0.97
8:49AM
1.61
9:07PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.25
2:56PM
0.23
2:07AM
0.20
3:31PM
0.18
2:46AM
0.16
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:52----
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-13461----11--121-42421
Temp. °C232827262422212021232423232220202024252422222221
Feels °C (?)262827262623211920232424252320202124242723242422
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