Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

Sawtell-The Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
1
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
1.5
S
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.9
S
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
218
234
215
299
694
343
933
1271
1047
653
469
353
313
256
241
194
234
311
311
343
331
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
NE
10
E
0
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:41PM1.32m
4:51AM0.85m
5:31PM1.37m
5:48AM0.88m
6:17PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.36m
11:34PM0.46m
10:31AM0.36m
00:24AM0.39m
11:24AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
16
15
13
11
11
10
9
13
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
11
10
9
7
8
7
6
11
13
14
13
11
9
8
8
13
13
14
13
10
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