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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 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 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 4AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888767888877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68908764677371436448299530616682617619552470371327362342355325
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
NE
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglassonoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.25
5:44PM
0.82
6:22AM
1.33
6:44PM
0.88
7:08AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.43
12:27PM
0.48
11:20PM
0.41
1:16PM
0.39
12:18AM
0.35
1:55PM
0.30
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:37-------7:37-------7:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1431111----11111
Temp. °C242322222431302725222121212122222222212020212222
Feels °C (?)252422222533313025201920202020202021202020202121
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