Sawtell Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.10° E

Sawtell, Australia Weather Observations

Issued: 3 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.1° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Sawtell based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sawtell right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Sawtell

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Coffs Harbour Airport

6 km NNE5 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SSW
(7 km/h at 210°)
18.6 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud
no observation
-

Upper Orara

19 km WNW200 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 331°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Grafton Airport Automatic Weather Station

68 km N26 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Clear skies
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
14.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Kempsey Airport Automatic Weather Station

83 km S14 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
no report
10
light winds from the WNW
(9 km/h at 290°)
17.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Grafton Research Stn

84 km N26 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
no report
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 280°)
15.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Fortis Creek

97 km NW80 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 225°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

YambaPilotStation

107 km NNE28 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 260°)
16.9 °C-
-

no observation

Hibbard wx

123 km S21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 337°)
5
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

EvansHeadRaaf Bombing Range

135 km NNE63 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
no report
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
19.5 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Yarras (Mount Seaview)

139 km SSW155 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudno report
-
(- km/h at -°)
13.8 °C25
25
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sawtell and within an acceptable time window.

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