Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.7° 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: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
!
!
4
!
!
!
1
!
3
!
3
!
!
3
2
1
!
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.4
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.9
SE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212161313131313131312121211111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28081477159958884216215438013801382421622432210127381457200319541291130181916991518142913751250
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.75
9:56AM
1.16
10:23PM
1.72
10:51AM
1.04
11:19PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
0.01
4:09AM
0.04
3:43PM
0.08
5:07AM
0.11
4:31PM
0.17
6:12AM
0.18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-5:23-------5:22-------5:22------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C212019171616162022212018171717192021201816161619
Feels °C (?)171716141313121517161514131313151617161412121215
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