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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average 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: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.6
NE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111010101010101061010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22422016816216216119898961769292909090151117120161138175165165141
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15PM
0.98
10:32AM
1.53
10:54PM
0.94
11:12AM
1.49
11:38PM
0.90
11:54AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
0.25
5:19PM
0.25
4:27AM
0.29
6:03PM
0.28
5:06AM
0.33
Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:28-------7:29
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-1----------121-------
Temp. °C212120192025272623212120222422222120201921252825
Feels °C (?)232321202125272624222220222522232322232122252825
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