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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)99999999999999101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273262227218171140139136106104104102102106118121121154148147139136133133
Wind
(km/h)
0
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoffglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
1.40
11:01AM
0.94
11:31PM
1.33
11:49AM
0.86
12:25AM
1.27
12:55PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.27
5:24AM
0.35
4:43PM
0.34
6:18AM
0.42
5:25PM
0.41
7:26AM
0.47
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817161724252522212020212625242221202020232424
Feels °C (?)211716141625242523211919212624242423222222262525
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