Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
20.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
226
235
240
200
250
254
223
308
227
184
188
191
191
151
149
146
146
112
112
112
112
112
84
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:00PM1.84m
10:37AM1.06m
10:52PM1.74m
11:34AM1.06m
11:43PM1.61m
12:34PM1.08m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.00m
4:10PM0.14m
5:42AM0.05m
5:06PM0.23m
6:31AM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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—
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6:41
—
—
—
—
—
—
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6:41
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:41
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4:53
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:53
—
—
—
—
—
—
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4:53
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
16
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
17
21
20
18
17
17
18
17
18
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
14
17
17
15
14
14
17
15
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
251
226
235
240
200
250
254
223
308
227
184
188
191
191
151
149
146
146
112
112
112
112
112
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
NE
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
23
11
22
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
8
14
8
7
7
13
13
13
13
20
16
16
11
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
—
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
—
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
—
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
14
23
6
6
6
7
—
3
3
16
—
8
6
3
3
—
8
7
7
12
12
11
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
—
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
—
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
—
—
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
6
—
1
1
—
1
3
9
35
3
28
2
17
20
20
22
30
28
36
4
2
—
—
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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Nambucca Heads
NSW - Port Macquarie
Park Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Gallows
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Gallows
NSW - North Coast
Park Beach
NSW - Port Macquarie
Nambucca Heads
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Nambucca Heads
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Nambucca Heads
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Nambucca Heads
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Park Beach
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Gallows
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NSW - North Coast
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NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
7
16
16
16
10
7
7
10
16
16
16
16
10
7
0
7
0
19
16
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Treachery Head
Treachery Head
Back Bommie
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Diamond Head
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Tuncurry-North Wall
Diamond Head
Forster Beach
Sandbar
Diamond Head
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
5
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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