Sawtell surf break

Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sawtell today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (22 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
NE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)555555456666667555667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30312223232931928672434137341077347749259787171101
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
1.40
12:07PM
1.31
12:52AM
1.41
12:58PM
1.15
1:51AM
1.40
2:02PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
0.04
6:08AM
0.23
6:21PM
0.11
7:08AM
0.31
7:06PM
0.19
8:23AM
0.39
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:28-------7:27
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242221212227292724232221222828272524232222252625
Feels °C (?)242221212225262423232221222726272626252525262626
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