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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 363 | 300 | 295 | 284 | 279 | 292 | 320 | 296 | 338 | 240 | 240 | 120 | 134 | 100 | 81 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 68 | 70 | 54 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:13AM 1.12 | 3:53PM 1.13 | 5:08AM 1.20 | 4:49PM 1.05 | 5:54AM 1.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 0.24 | 10:01AM 0.53 | 10:26PM 0.25 | 11:15AM 0.52 | 11:08PM 0.26 | 12:17PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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