Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 4AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). 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 (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.6
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
7
6
104
143
154
147
265
209
210
161
738
857
423
427
540
173
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10PM1.60m
8:30AM1.06m
8:44PM1.62m
9:07AM1.10m
9:16PM1.60m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.15m
2:10PM0.17m
3:21AM0.12m
2:48PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
13
12
10
12
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
14
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
13
11
9
7
6
7
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
9
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