Sawtell Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (30.37° S 153.10° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST

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 22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (28 May)	8ft (2.4m)	11s
Evening (28 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	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)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ENE 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	865	821	778	750	736	1292	730	646	556	461	450	384	377	434	377	379	325	271	271	223	184	149	154	154
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SW	SSW	SE	NNE	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	W	SSE	W	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			5:44AM1.09m				6:24PM1.46m				6:28AM1.05m				6:59PM1.51m					7:10AM1.03m				7:35PM1.55m
Low Tide	00:07AM0.36m				11:45AM0.19m				00:52AM0.31m				12:20PM0.20m					1:34AM0.26m			12:54PM0.20m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	2	23	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	19	19	19	17	16	15	14	14	17	17	16	16	17	16	15	14	18	21	20	16	14
Feels °C	19	20	18	21	19	19	17	14	14	13	13	17	17	17	17	17	15	13	12	17	19	17	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8
kJ	865	821	778	750	736	727	730	646	556	461	450	384	377	434	377	379	325	271	271	223	184	107	151	144
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 16	NNE 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 6	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	8	8	2	8	7	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	52	50	23	22	31	95	109	109	107	149	154	154
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 17	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	S 15	S 11	SSW 4	NNE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	N 6	NE 9	S 15	S 15	NE 10
kJ	6	5	5	21	20	5	18	6	11	28	27	27	45	42	21	9	27	3	21	3	3	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1292	85	97	100	73	—	—	—	—	6	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	23	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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