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Sawtell surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 13 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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 279 | 292 | 313 | 296 | 290 | 333 | 240 | 114 | 97 | 79 | 121 | 154 | 82 | 82 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 212 | 195 | 245 | 326 | 313 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:53PM 1.13 | 5:08AM 1.20 | 4:49PM 1.05 | 5:54AM 1.29 | 5:44PM 1.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:01AM 0.53 | 10:26PM 0.25 | 11:15AM 0.52 | 11:08PM 0.26 | 12:17PM 0.47 | 11:48PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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