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Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° 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 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | |
190 | 190 | 223 | 280 | 310 | 284 | 291 | 291 | 252 | 246 | 240 | 240 | 246 | 212 | 246 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 247 | 213 | 355 | 572 | 708 | 609 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.43m | 6:57AM1.24m | 7:27PM1.50m | 7:34AM1.19m | 8:00PM1.55m | 8:11AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.11m | 1:06AM0.23m | 1:00PM0.11m | 1:47AM0.20m | 1:30PM0.13m | 2:26AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
 kJ | 190 | 190 | 6 | 6 | 310 | 284 | 291 | 291 | 252 | 246 | 240 | 240 | 246 | 212 | 246 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 247 | 213 | 241 | 355 | 499 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | NE 15 | NE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | S 18 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 13 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 223 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 355 | 572 | 708 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 108 | 200 | 137 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 200 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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