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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 18 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
23.5° C
(Which is 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 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
!
!
!
4
4
4
3
!
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
NE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)8667899912121313121212131413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21142532974025615615251189111414301208109624982414321623582067200520363499204923131154
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.37
8:48PM
1.73
9:07AM
1.27
9:33PM
1.75
9:56AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.02
2:21PM
-0.04
3:16AM
0.01
3:01PM
0.01
4:09AM
0.04
3:43PM
0.08
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:07-------6:07-------6:09-----
Sunset-----5:24-------5:23-------5:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201817202121191816151619212019171616162022212018
Feels °C (?)161314171717151514131417181717151414131617161514
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