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Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 93 | 69 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 49 | 47 | 65 | 55 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 39 | 50 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 57 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:41AM 0.91 | 4:57PM 1.48 | 5:38AM 1.01 | 5:49PM 1.52 | 6:23AM 1.11 | 6:32PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59PM 0.28 | 10:13AM 0.35 | 11:51PM 0.21 | 11:17AM 0.29 | 12:32AM 0.15 | 12:08PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Port Macquarie
Still cross-shore at Sawtell-The Island (moderate winds from the NNW at Coffs Harbour Airport 6 km from Sawtell-The Island). 0.6m 6s windswell from the NE with a 0.2m 11s groundswell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 56 min ago
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