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Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° 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 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 88 | 92 | 100 | 72 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 206 | 233 | 364 | 586 | 658 | 242 | 1326 | 1387 | 1387 | 1261 | 1041 | 1107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25PM 1.54 | 7:35AM 1.43 | 8:05PM 1.66 | 8:20AM 1.37 | 8:48PM 1.73 | 9:07AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36AM 0.07 | 1:44PM -0.05 | 2:25AM 0.02 | 2:21PM -0.04 | 3:16AM 0.01 | 3:01PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
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