Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Port Macquarie, Australia)

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Sawtell-The Island Surf Guide

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.

Sawtell-The Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	23.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sawtell-The Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sawtell-The Island occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sawtell-The Island (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sawtell-The Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 54% of the time in June while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

54%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sawtell-The Island Location Map

Interactive Sawtell-The Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 10:13 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off

Tides at Sawtell-The Island

Current tide and informaton

For Sawtell, 1 km from Sawtell-The Island.

Next High Water: 11:35am | 0.86m

Next Low Water: 05:00pm | 0.4m

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Sawtell-The Island Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 23.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.6 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite