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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 02 Apr 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
24.8° 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 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)77777777777777777777771010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9797949783828080829289929497979710210874123123113349322
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
5
E
0
N
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
1.40
9:29PM
1.49
9:38AM
1.32
10:02PM
1.51
10:12AM
1.23
10:35PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
0.14
3:12PM
0.06
3:40AM
0.14
3:40PM
0.09
4:19AM
0.17
4:08PM
0.14
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
Sunset-----6:43-------6:42-------6:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------1--------321
Temp. °C212020232424222121191922232322212120202223212120
Feels °C (?)222120232424242322201923242322212119192121191918
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