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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 Tuesday 21 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
23.3° 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 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1447 | 2090 | 1931 | 1775 | 1585 | 1555 | 1393 | 1367 | 1334 | 970 | 1082 | 1546 | 1559 | 1733 | 1557 | 1348 | 723 | 990 | 992 | 936 | 1167 | 1124 | 970 | 753 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:51AM 1.04 | 11:19PM 1.65 | 11:55AM 0.95 | 12:22AM 1.56 | 1:11PM 0.89 | 1:32AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:31PM 0.17 | 6:12AM 0.18 | 5:26PM 0.27 | 7:26AM 0.23 | 6:35PM 0.36 | 8:41AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
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