Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Sawtell
Sawtell, NSW
Sawtell is a surf break in Sawtell, NSW, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Sawtell is Mar & Apr, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Mar & Apr.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:MarApr
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 5.1ft average swell at 7.1 s from the ESE.
Feb: 5.3ft average swell at 7.5 s from the ESE.
Mar: 5.5ft average swell at 7.8 s from the SE.
Apr: 5.7ft average swell at 8 s from the SE.
May: 5.2ft average swell at 7.8 s from the SE.
Jun: 4.7ft average swell at 8.2 s from the SSE.
Jul: 5.4ft average swell at 8 s from the SE.
Aug: 4.2ft average swell at 7.7 s from the SE.
Sep: 4.8ft average swell at 7.8 s from the SE.
Oct: 5.2ft average swell at 7.7 s from the SE.
Nov: 4.0ft average swell at 7 s from the ESE.
Dec: 4.4ft average swell at 7 s from the ESE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at -30.5°, 153.0°.
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