Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is

20.0° C

Sawtell-The Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	7s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	6s

Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 13		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	!	!	2	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 6	S 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	12	11	8	5	5	4	4	7	10	9	13	5	300	494	1124	1601	1352	1034	808	696	558	542
Wind (km/h)	N	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		7:15PM1.83m				7:44AM1.08m				8:06PM1.88m				8:36AM1.12m				8:55PM1.88m				9:26AM1.15m
Low Tide				2:04AM0.01m				1:24PM0.03m				2:53AM-0.03m				2:15PM0.02m				3:39AM-0.04m				3:06PM0.05m


	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	14	13	12	11	10	14	16	16	14	13	13	13	12	14	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	17
Feels °C	12	10	9	7	6	11	13	13	12	9	10	10	8	9	10	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 4	S 8	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	N 10	N 10
kJ	26	26	12	11	5	3	5	3	4	7	10	9	7	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	210	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 11	N 10
kJ	13	13	12	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	8	7	3	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 5	S 4	E 10	S 8	E 10	SE 7	SE 7	E 10	S 18	S 12	S 17	S 16	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	2	2	1	8	5	2	2	2	2	6	3	6	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 4	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	13	44	300	494	1124	1601	1352	1034	808	696	558	542
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Indian Head QLD - North Coast	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Lakes Beach NSW - Newcastle	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	16	1	30	143	143	122	143	598	124	570	352	75	16	16	189	209	75	30	30	16	16	30	189	189
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	Back Bommie	Sandbar	North Haven	North Haven	North Haven	North Haven	North Haven		Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie			Bonny Hills	North Haven	Saltwater	Saltwater		Saltwater	Hat Head	Hat Head	Shelly Beach	Saltwater	Back Bommie	Boomerang Beach (South)	Seal Rocks
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1	2	2	3		4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Kingston Norfolk Island	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	1	1	5	7	5	6	2	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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