Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
208
286
140
197
226
146
365
312
280
155
143
199
186
156
146
143
117
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:54PM1.08m
12:50PM1.27m
00:43AM0.94m
1:50PM1.24m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.41m
6:03AM0.27m
7:12PM0.50m
6:45AM0.35m
8:32PM0.54m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
12
13
15
16
16
15
16
14
14
13
13
17
15
14
13
13
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