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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 87 | 74 | 54 | 29 | 41 | 46 | 127 | 251 | 285 | 267 | 160 | 134 | 104 | 71 | 91 | 189 | 151 | 133 | 263 | 121 | 124 | 171 | 160 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:17PM 1.12 | 9:40AM 1.89 | 10:11PM 1.08 | 10:31AM 1.86 | 11:04PM 1.04 | 11:22AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:58AM 0.02 | 4:28PM -0.03 | 3:46AM 0.06 | 5:21PM 0.01 | 4:36AM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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