Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.3° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (15 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
S
16
1.6
S
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
22
5
269
443
604
636
845
789
768
709
703
640
629
623
585
516
470
398
416
400
365
418
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:36AM1.12m
8:55PM1.88m
9:26AM1.15m
9:42PM1.82m
10:15AM1.17m
Low Tide
2:53AM-0.03m
2:15PM0.02m
3:39AM-0.04m
3:06PM0.05m
4:23AM-0.02m
3:56PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
15
16
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
9
10
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
12
10
11
12
13
12
12
13
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