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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 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDTForecast 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 120 | 171 | 336 | 307 | 377 | 405 | 487 | 517 | 575 | 661 | 664 | 694 | 804 | 761 | 761 | 761 | 669 | 1712 | 1949 | 2382 | 2219 | 1777 | 1570 | 1392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:55AM 1.16 | 12:31AM 1.55 | 12:52PM 1.01 | 1:33AM 1.49 | 2:05PM 0.90 | 2:47AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:51PM 0.14 | 7:09AM 0.25 | 6:39PM 0.24 | 8:27AM 0.32 | 7:42PM 0.33 | 9:57AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 27 |
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