
Sawtell
Surf and mountain biking town · Australia
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26 places to stay within 2 km, 2 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£100 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£120 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£155 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 26 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 48 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Diggers Beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Korora
32 out of 100Grassy Head · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Grassy Head
32 out of 100Taylars Reef · about 20 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
32 out of 100Cripplers Rip · about 40 min by car · stays in Emerald Beach
31 out of 100Front Emerald · about 45 min by car · stays in Emerald Beach
31 out of 100Urunga · about 30 min by car · stays in Urunga
31 out of 100Moonee front beach · about 35 min by car · stays in Moonee Beach
30 out of 100Moonee Rip Wave · about 35 min by car · stays in Moonee Beach
30 out of 100
All 47 surf spots
Nambucca Heads - Breakwater · about 55 min by car · stays in Nambucca Heads
30 out of 100Shelly's · about 45 min by car · stays in Emerald Beach
30 out of 100Southside - Sawtell · about 5 min by car
30 out of 100Back Sandy · about 45 min by car · stays in Emerald Beach
29 out of 100Boambee Beach · about 10 min by car · stays in Boambee
29 out of 100Boambee Poo Pier · about 15 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
29 out of 100Bundagen · about 15 min by car
29 out of 100Sandy back reef · about 45 min by car · stays in Emerald Beach
29 out of 100Sluttys · about 35 min by car · stays in Korora
29 out of 1002nd island · about 5 min by car
27 out of 100Murrays · about 5 min by car
27 out of 100Scotts Head · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Scotts Head
27 out of 100Suck Rock · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Scotts Head
27 out of 100trapdoors · about 5 min by car
27 out of 100Hills Beach · about 25 min by car · stays in Korora
26 out of 100horse shoe · about 25 min by car · stays in Korora
26 out of 100Macauleys · about 20 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
26 out of 100North Beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
26 out of 100Park Beach, Coffs Harbour · about 20 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
26 out of 100Red rock reef · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Red Rock
26 out of 100Snatch · about 20 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
26 out of 100Hearns · about 50 min by car · stays in Woolgoolga
24 out of 100Safety Beach · about 1h by car · stays in Safety Beach
24 out of 100The Well · about 1h by car · stays in Woolgoolga
24 out of 100Woolgoolga · about 55 min by car · stays in Woolgoolga
24 out of 100Back Woolgoolga · about 55 min by car · stays in Woolgoolga
23 out of 100Black rock · about 1h by car · stays in Nambucca Heads
23 out of 100Flat Top · about 50 min by car · stays in Woolgoolga
23 out of 100Sandy Beach · about 50 min by car · stays in Sandy Beach
23 out of 100Cabins · about 1h by car · stays in Woolgoolga
21 out of 100Gallows · about 15 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
21 out of 100Coffs Reef · about 15 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
20 out of 100Park Beach Coffs Harbour SC · about 15 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour
20 out of 100Corindi Beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Corindi Beach
19 out of 100Darlington Beach · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Arrawarra
19 out of 100Mullawarra · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Woolgoolga
19 out of 100Mullaway · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Mullaway
19 out of 100Arrawarra point · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Woolgoolga
11 out of 100Boat Ramp · about 15 min by car · stays in Coffs Harbour · Not for intermediates
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Mountain biking · this week
Cows With Guns · 9 km · stays here
89 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Sawtell.
Places to eat
6 near Sawtell
Places to eat near Sawtell
- Bar Que SeraMediterranean · 0.1 km from the centre
- Indian CottageIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
- Lime MexicanTexmex · 0.1 km from the centre
- Taste RestaurantAustralian · 0.1 km from the centre
- The Spare RoomPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- Village TakeawayBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Sawtell.
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About Sawtell
where it is, what is near
Sawtell is a town in New South Wales, Australia.
From Sawtell you can reach 47 surf spots and 1 mountain bike area.
The nearest is 2nd island, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre.
Overture lists 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), 6 km away.
In New South Wales · Australia
- 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), 6 km, Port Macquarie Airport (PQQ), 121 km, Armidale Airport (ARM), 143 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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