Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 91mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
241
208
198
169
163
193
259
294
348
344
398
316
337
397
447
469
514
385
328
328
395
209
181
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SE
15
E
15
E
20
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30AM0.87m
4:26PM1.25m
5:25AM0.97m
5:18PM1.29m
6:09AM1.10m
6:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.52m
11:21PM0.32m
10:57AM0.47m
00:00AM0.23m
11:54AM0.39m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
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2
6
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
4
14
15
9
9
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
15
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
20
18
16
16
16
17
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