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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 am Sunday 31 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
166 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 112 | 137 | 251 | 246 | 243 | 117 | 117 | 86 | 73 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.01m | 8:11PM1.56m | 8:29AM0.99m | 8:48PM1.56m | 9:08AM0.97m | 9:26PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.23m | 1:30PM0.21m | 2:52AM0.22m | 2:06PM0.22m | 3:31AM0.22m | 2:43PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 166 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 116 | 116 | 140 | 112 | 137 | 134 | 124 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 86 | 73 | 57 | 37 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | E 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 251 | 246 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
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