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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 36 | 24 | 47 | 49 | 67 | 68 | 34 | 75 | 88 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 99 | 94 | 148 | 434 | 413 | 469 | 461 | 529 | 493 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 0.99 | 1:07PM 1.52 | 2:05AM 1.00 | 2:01PM 1.38 | 3:11AM 1.05 | 2:56PM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 0.31 | 8:01PM 0.17 | 7:30AM 0.42 | 8:53PM 0.21 | 8:43AM 0.50 | 9:41PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:42 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
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