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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 pm Tuesday 12 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
23.1° 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 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
251 | 228 | 278 | 315 | 275 | 240 | 234 | 241 | 254 | 261 | 318 | 349 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 319 | 362 | 344 | 310 | 294 | 263 | 249 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:43PM1.19m | 4:35AM1.31m | 5:29PM1.36m | 5:28AM1.31m | 6:12PM1.52m | 6:20AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.16m | 10:36PM0.39m | 11:05AM0.09m | 11:35PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.03m | 00:30AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 111 | 93 | 103 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 241 | 254 | 261 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 344 | 310 | 294 | 263 | 249 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 103 | 21 | 99 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 26 | S 24 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 22 | 4 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 34 | 8 | — | — | 30 | 30 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 251 | 228 | 278 | 315 | 275 | 240 | 234 | — | 135 | 176 | 318 | 349 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 319 | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 200 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 75 | 75 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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