Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.4° 

Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sawtell today (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
243
277
346
314
315
561
480
203
192
207
117
89
121
135
110
123
123
155
175
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34PM1.80m
9:03AM1.28m
9:16PM1.71m
9:47AM1.32m
9:56PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:04PM0.02m
3:09AM-0.05m
2:52PM0.04m
3:45AM-0.02m
3:38PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
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