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Sawtell Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | |
260 | 216 | 210 | 173 | 277 | 742 | 723 | 631 | 631 | 561 | 353 | 431 | 365 | 938 | 984 | 771 | 643 | 522 | 1007 | 619 | 551 | 469 | 373 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:35AM0.86m | 11:54PM1.35m | 12:36PM0.84m | 00:48AM1.31m | 1:47PM0.86m | 1:46AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.40m | 6:55AM0.37m | 5:54PM0.46m | 7:54AM0.36m | 7:00PM0.50m | 8:50AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
21 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 260 | 216 | 210 | 173 | 140 | 348 | 383 | 631 | 631 | 561 | 353 | 431 | 365 | 938 | 984 | 771 | 643 | 522 | 512 | 619 | 551 | 469 | 373 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 113 | 118 | 123 | 128 | 131 | 131 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 112 | 114 | 116 | 118 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 9 | — | — | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 154 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 46 | 47 | 77 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 67 | 277 | 742 | 723 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1007 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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