Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Sawtell-The Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 3PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)6164555666645566666647788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1225155543323624243029848372514137406442861268387
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
1.45
12:02AM
1.40
12:07PM
1.31
12:52AM
1.41
12:58PM
1.15
1:51AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.16
5:43PM
0.04
6:08AM
0.23
6:21PM
0.11
7:08AM
0.31
7:06PM
0.19
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:29-------7:28----
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C222729272423222122272827242322212227282625242323
Feels °C (?)222627262524222122262525232322212226272727272626
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