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Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
291
295
284
193
181
195
158
158
125
116
104
66
117
79
71
46
59
56
35
85
167
206
160
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:21PM1.06m
11:47AM1.67m
00:22AM0.97m
12:47PM1.59m
1:35AM0.92m
1:54PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.15m
6:39PM0.15m
5:55AM0.24m
7:48PM0.20m
7:00AM0.33m
9:01PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
18
22
23
22
20
18
17
17
18
20
25
23
21
20
Feels °C
16
14
16
18
19
19
19
17
16
15
17
20
19
19
18
16
15
15
18
21
24
21
22
22
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