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Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 33 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 125 | 122 | 115 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 68 | 132 | 171 | 203 | 300 | 448 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:23AM 1.44 | 10:53PM 1.59 | 11:07AM 1.31 | 11:39PM 1.59 | 11:55AM 1.16 | 12:31AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:32PM -0.01 | 5:11AM 0.09 | 5:09PM 0.05 | 6:06AM 0.17 | 5:51PM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
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