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Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
20.1° 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 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)6612121111111211111111111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143942842712502462553142922872822822332292242201681621621591981279696
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
1.57
9:37PM
1.01
9:55AM
1.56
10:15PM
0.98
10:32AM
1.53
10:54PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.19
3:58PM
0.20
3:16AM
0.22
4:38PM
0.22
3:51AM
0.25
5:19PM
0.25
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:39-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:25-------7:27--
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light rain
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part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11111--------------42--1
Temp. °C202020212221212019192021232221212019202021252221
Feels °C (?)222220212120212020192122232223232220222122252222
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