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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 07 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
23.6° 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 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | |
386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 260 | 216 | 210 | 173 | 396 | 394 | 798 | 655 | 487 | 683 | 524 | 326 | 314 | 314 | 824 | 705 | 561 | 473 | 1128 | 619 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:35AM0.86m | 11:54PM1.35m | 12:36PM0.84m | 00:48AM1.31m | 1:47PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.40m | 6:55AM0.37m | 5:54PM0.46m | 7:54AM0.36m | 7:00PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 386 | 379 | 325 | 271 | 260 | 216 | 210 | 173 | 173 | 394 | 402 | 655 | 487 | 683 | 524 | 326 | 314 | 314 | 824 | 705 | 561 | 473 | 522 | 619 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 140 | 116 | 265 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 96 | 102 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 116 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 12 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 192 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | S 8 | WSW 4 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 100 | 396 | 13 | 798 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1128 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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