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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
23.2° 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 9PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
708
885
918
863
938
878
790
711
740
782
850
1057
1183
1387
2105
2890
3130
4191
5068
4098
3664
2824
1977
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48AM1.01m
11:08PM1.72m
11:52AM0.97m
00:07AM1.61m
1:01PM0.96m
1:08AM1.49m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.17m
6:05AM0.10m
5:19PM0.26m
7:07AM0.15m
6:25PM0.35m
8:07AM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
14
12
11
9
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
320
318
260
255
219
223
223
219
219
173
173
137
142
148
151
49
49
33
18
3492
1938
2584
2213
1977
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
1.8
ESE
13
Energy kJ
92
1092
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
2
S
10
Energy kJ
359
708
885
918
863
938
878
790
711
740
782
850
1057
1183
1387
2105
2890
3130
4191
5068
4098
3664
2824
767
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
6
5
6
5
5
4
Distance (km)
23
75
75
16
2
16
16
16
75
16
16
16
30
30
251
411
411
411
411
75
75
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
8
6
8
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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