Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.6° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
284
213
194
101
68
46
45
31
31
30
28
88
75
98
89
81
56
49
47
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:04AM1.22m
11:02PM1.38m
11:51AM1.26m
11:46PM1.26m
12:45PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.30m
5:31AM0.12m
5:47PM0.36m
6:11AM0.16m
6:53PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
15
15
14
15
19
20
19
17
16
15
13
12
16
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
17
15
15
13
13
12
13
18
17
16
15
14
13
10
9
14
13
14
14
13
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