Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
81
69
152
100
97
93
91
65
64
63
62
62
44
44
43
41
39
39
39
40
40
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM1.41m
10:39PM1.28m
11:21AM1.42m
11:27PM1.14m
12:16PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.07m
4:42PM0.23m
4:51AM0.12m
5:38PM0.30m
5:33AM0.19m
6:48PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
14
19
21
20
17
17
16
16
18
23
24
24
21
20
19
19
20
26
30
30
25
22
Feels °C
13
17
16
16
14
16
14
14
16
22
21
22
19
18
17
17
17
23
27
28
23
20
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