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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
2
2
3
!
4
4
4
4
2
!
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.5
SSE
4
S
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
3
S
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)11101010101010101010914141414141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)573370402311212164127989873139966115412492566551625531965170314501358234613132015
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
NNW
10
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
1.43
5:03PM
0.90
5:19AM
1.45
6:09PM
1.00
6:18AM
1.49
7:00PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.29
10:33PM
0.38
12:18PM
0.22
11:47PM
0.33
1:04PM
0.15
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:51-------6:49-------6:47--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242221232423191715151520212120191817182223222221
Feels °C (?)222221181617131311131218181818171615161920202120
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