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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.7
SSE
1.4
ESE
1.8
SSE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
S
1.2
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)7101089997971010888988999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88144234202333289263277314363327294270256300240351339304311257164170175
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
1.50
10:46AM
1.13
11:10PM
1.47
11:21AM
1.03
11:48PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.14
4:58AM
0.21
4:37PM
0.20
5:39AM
0.28
5:08PM
0.27
6:24AM
0.35
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset-6:40-------6:39-------6:38------
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
144-12111---------------
Temp. °C232121201919192021222019171717202121191716161622
Feels °C (?)211918181717171717181717151515171919191716151521
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