Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
20.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
227
184
188
191
191
151
149
146
146
112
112
112
114
112
84
82
81
79
78
76
76
76
77
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:52PM1.74m
11:34AM1.06m
11:43PM1.61m
12:34PM1.08m
00:35AM1.46m
1:35PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.14m
5:42AM0.05m
5:06PM0.23m
6:31AM0.10m
6:07PM0.33m
7:20AM0.15m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
18
21
20
18
17
17
18
19
19
21
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
11
15
17
17
15
15
15
16
17
18
20
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
227
227
184
188
191
191
151
149
146
146
112
112
112
114
112
84
82
81
79
78
76
76
76
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
17
8
10
8
10
7
7
13
13
18
21
23
17
12
8
11
5
4
4
4
4
14
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
16
8
16
8
3
3
2
8
13
13
12
12
11
11
21
20
18
17
1
15
3
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
13
1
2
16
3
19
25
15
24
3
4
3
2
1
1
4
2
4
6
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
16
7
7
7
16
16
16
16
16
7
7
0
0
0
7
38
16
0
0
0
0
0
2
23
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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