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Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.4°C
1.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (07 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
272
316
545
815
870
729
1153
803
575
318
377
340
292
292
299
404
504
572
572
561
450
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:29AM1.14m
6:36PM1.51m
7:15AM1.27m
7:21PM1.50m
7:55AM1.39m
8:03PM1.46m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.26m
1:10AM0.07m
1:10PM0.19m
1:45AM0.03m
1:57PM0.14m
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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6:51
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6:52
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
18
18
17
16
14
13
15
18
18
18
16
15
13
12
14
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
11
11
10
9
11
14
14
15
15
14
11
10
13
18
18
19
19
19
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