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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 Sunday 12 Apr 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
24.9° 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 7AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
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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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 586 | 670 | 586 | 670 | 673 | 820 | 1030 | 1147 | 1297 | 1334 | 1352 | 1191 | 1175 | 1028 | 725 | 600 | 498 | 467 | 422 | 337 | 361 | 331 | 366 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:44AM 1.29 | 4:40PM 0.96 | 4:36AM 1.35 | 5:25PM 1.09 | 5:23AM 1.41 | 6:06PM 1.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:42AM 0.31 | 10:10PM 0.44 | 11:22AM 0.21 | 11:08PM 0.35 | 11:58AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
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