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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 9 pm Saturday 09 May 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 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
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 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
987 | 955 | 881 | 351 | 625 | 522 | 254 | 208 | 251 | 208 | 237 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 272 | 268 | 208 | 247 | 269 | 247 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.29m | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.29m | 3:54PM1.04m | 3:41AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.50m | 8:50AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.51m | 9:39AM0.24m | 9:30PM0.47m | 10:23AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 502 | 502 | 425 | 351 | 287 | 260 | 181 | 175 | 169 | 208 | 125 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 272 | 268 | 199 | 187 | 141 | 141 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 118 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 49 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 160 | 96 | 99 | 103 | 142 | 138 | 176 | 123 | 121 | 229 | 105 | 129 | 106 | 100 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | SSE 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SSE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 77 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 39 | — | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 987 | 955 | 881 | — | 625 | 522 | 254 | 208 | 251 | — | 237 | 275 | 268 | 264 | 220 | 199 | 214 | 134 | 164 | 208 | 247 | 269 | 247 | 239 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 108 | 75 | 2 | 16 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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