Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 9 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
81
79
78
76
76
76
75
51
50
49
48
48
30
29
47
61
84
343
364
347
297
282
277
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:35AM1.46m
1:35PM1.11m
1:27AM1.30m
2:36PM1.17m
2:22AM1.16m
3:34PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.33m
7:20AM0.15m
7:14PM0.43m
8:07AM0.19m
8:28PM0.49m
8:52AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
13
12
12
15
17
17
Feels °C
18
15
15
15
13
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
13
14
16
15
12
11
10
9
9
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
E
10
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
82
81
79
78
76
76
76
75
51
50
9
11
48
20
23
47
61
84
190
184
176
167
163
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
11
18
5
5
5
14
6
12
12
23
49
48
10
30
29
28
19
13
13
14
10
11
12
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
3
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
S
16
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
20
18
1
17
15
4
13
1
2
4
11
21
20
19
18
5
28
27
27
15
15
15
15
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
SW
3
0.7
SE
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
1
3
3
6
10
7
4
8
10
8
2
1
7
26
1
23
16
28
343
364
347
297
282
277
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
16
0
0
0
0
0
2
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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