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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
24.7° 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 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414141414141413131312111111111110101099101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12971334135211911042905725600488335343297343325359302274205163153121132146143
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.35
5:25PM
1.09
5:23AM
1.41
6:06PM
1.24
6:07AM
1.45
6:45PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.44
11:22AM
0.21
11:08PM
0.35
11:58AM
0.11
12:00AM
0.25
12:33PM
0.03
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--6:03-------6:05-------6:05-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:29-------5:28--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161414171919171615151520212119181716162224232120
Feels °C (?)131011141616151413131320191918171615152222212121
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