Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.2° 

Sawtell-The Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
373
266
241
246
192
183
203
179
172
145
105
110
105
105
149
187
212
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
0
E
0
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:50AM0.81m
2:16PM1.23m
3:15AM0.81m
3:25PM1.22m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.45m
7:09AM0.49m
9:29PM0.44m
8:26AM0.53m
10:33PM0.40m
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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6:05
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6:58
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6:59
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 mm
1
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1
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2
2
1
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2
2
1
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1
3
5
5
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
18
17
15
15
16
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