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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 3 am Friday 22 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 8AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
1441 | 1684 | 2062 | 2629 | 3135 | 4107 | 4016 | 3655 | 4699 | 4389 | 4216 | 4641 | 4568 | 3468 | 4393 | 3923 | 3068 | 2582 | 2306 | 2213 | 2128 | 1881 | 1724 | 1720 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.61m | 1:01PM0.96m | 1:08AM1.49m | 2:12PM1.00m | 2:10AM1.38m | 3:19PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.18m | 7:41PM0.42m | 9:03AM0.19m | 8:59PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 145 | 190 | 50 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 3212 | 3259 | 3194 | 3464 | 3468 | 3468 | 3388 | 3313 | 3068 | 2582 | 2306 | 2213 | 2128 | 1881 | 1724 | 1720 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1441 | 1684 | 2062 | 2629 | 3135 | 4107 | 4016 | 3655 | 4699 | 4389 | 4216 | 4641 | 4568 | — | 4393 | 3923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 411 | 411 | 495 | 531 | 30 | 75 | 252 | 30 | 30 | 422 | 422 | 495 | 75 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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