Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
21.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 11AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
69
89
89
104
104
257
153
186
190
165
169
169
173
144
173
144
140
115
115
118
160
161
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58AM1.14m
6:35PM1.73m
6:56AM1.12m
7:26PM1.83m
7:53AM1.10m
8:17PM1.88m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.19m
11:54AM0.05m
1:16AM0.08m
12:44PM0.03m
2:12AM0.01m
1:34PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
16
17
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
16
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
16
18
18
19
19
17
15
13
14
14
17
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
62
62
69
89
89
104
104
127
153
186
190
165
169
169
173
144
173
144
140
115
115
118
120
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
10
10
4
4
3
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
7
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
8
8
7
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
257
1
5
22
31
95
160
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
108
108
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
16
0
0
0
0
16
23
23
16
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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