Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
E
10
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
287
281
268
227
222
171
167
171
143
123
98
96
84
84
79
70
57
46
44
90
86
76
42
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16PM1.52m
7:34AM0.96m
7:54PM1.56m
8:13AM0.97m
8:32PM1.58m
8:52AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.26m
1:10PM0.24m
2:38AM0.22m
1:49PM0.22m
3:15AM0.20m
2:27PM0.21m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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>
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
19
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
12
15
16
17
16
16
15
16
15
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
314
287
281
268
227
222
171
167
171
143
123
98
96
84
84
79
70
57
41
44
90
86
76
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
24
17
4
4
4
4
12
2
5
24
8
8
17
29
35
21
34
31
46
42
4
4
19
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
6
7
7
7
4
10
10
11
30
30
29
28
26
25
5
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
7
1
1
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
199
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
199
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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