Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New South Wales – Port Macquarie, Australia)
| Name: | Sawtell-The Island |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SE | Offshore Wind: WSW |
Sawtell-The Island in Port Macquarie is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the west southwest with some shelter here from northeast winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks consists of rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.
Overall Sawtell-The Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Sawtell-The Island surf quality by season and Sawtell-The Island surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - Port Macquarie surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Sawtell-The Island
Visitor Reviews of Sawtell-The Island |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sawtell-The Island:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Sawtell | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Trapdoors | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Gallows | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Coffs Harbour-North Wall | 5 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Park Beach | 5 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Sawtell-The Island: |
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| Closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4594 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4627 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4748 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4802 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5122 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Sawtell-The Island: |
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| Closest tide station | Coffs Harbour, Australia | 5 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Northwest Solitary Island, Australia | 17 mi |
| Third closest tide station | South West Rocks, Australia | 47 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Yamba, Australia | 58 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Port Macquarie, Australia | 85 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Sawtell-The Island: |
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| Closest ski area | Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) | 477 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Perisher (Australia) | 507 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Charlotte Pass (Australia) | 511 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Thredbo (Australia) | 516 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Falls Creek (Australia) | 571 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Sawtell-The Island: |
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| Closest city location | Moonee Beach (Australia) | 1 mi |
| Second closest city location | Coffs Harbour (Australia) | 6 mi |
| Third closest city location | Boambee (Australia) | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Woolgoolga (Australia) | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Toormina (Australia) | 9 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to Sawtell-The Island is Coffs Harbour (Coff's Harbour) Airport (CFS) in Australia, which is 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Sawtell-The Island is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL), also in Australia, 232 km (144 miles) away.
