Sawtell 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Issued: 3 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell sea temperature is

20.1°C

Sawtell surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell today (30 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (30 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (30 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 30				Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 11	SSE 14	ENE 8	SSE 11	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	206	198	137	128	79	70	47	44	86	65	53	47	51	32	22	26	51	85	90	112
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	10:09AM1.59m				10:26PM1.15m				10:59AM1.55m				11:21PM1.02m				11:59AM1.50m
Low Tide			4:38PM0.16m				4:20AM0.14m				5:38PM0.24m				5:08AM0.23m				6:51PM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	17	16	15	14	14	20	22	20	17	16	15	14	15	21	23	21	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	17	18	16	14	13	13	12	13	19	19	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 4	SSE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10
kJ	92	99	101	16	79	47	47	30	47	49	47	47	51	32	20	26	9	9	9	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 11	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	—	ENE 8	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 7	ENE 8	SSE 10	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	206	198	137	76	29	64	45	44	21	—	13	30	29	18	19	10	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 13	E 8	SSE 15	ENE 4	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	29	128	8	70	40	38	—	—	—	—	—	22	22	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	60	83	17	21	1	1	3	5	86	65	53	3	3	3	5	5	51	85	90	112
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Park Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Park Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Park Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Park Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Little Gibber - Dark Point NSW - Newcastle	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Zenith Beach NSW - Newcastle	Mullaway NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	199	199	16	7	7	10	10	16	390	416	16	16	10	16	10	261	444	354	276	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Bonny Hills	Diamond Head	Diamond Head	Nambucca Heads			Nambucca Heads	Nambucca Heads	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Yacaaba Head-Boulders	Back Bommie					Back Bommie
Rating (10 max)			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	1	2					2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Quarantine VIC - Mornington Peninsula	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	5	5	4	1	6	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6

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