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Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
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 8AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | |
919 | 938 | 994 | 828 | 813 | 864 | 782 | 958 | 1474 | 1547 | 2042 | 2804 | 3160 | 4450 | 3986 | 4558 | 3810 | 3289 | 3104 | 2707 | 2723 | 2918 | 2242 | 2266 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.72m | 11:52AM0.97m | 00:07AM1.61m | 1:01PM0.96m | 1:08AM1.49m | 2:12PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.10m | 5:19PM0.26m | 7:07AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.18m | 7:41PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
 kJ | 219 | 223 | 223 | 225 | 181 | 181 | 177 | 145 | 145 | 151 | 70 | 32 | — | — | — | 3143 | 2859 | 2490 | 2371 | 2049 | 2023 | 2092 | 2242 | 2266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 919 | 938 | 994 | 828 | 813 | 864 | 782 | 958 | 1474 | 1547 | 2042 | 2804 | 3160 | 4450 | 3986 | 4558 | 3810 | 3289 | 3104 | 2707 | 2723 | 2918 | 277 | 309 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 75 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 252 | 444 | 411 | 411 | 511 | 75 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 422 | 422 | 108 | 75 |
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