Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
26
27
111
109
93
60
68
29
20
35
35
40
31
20
31
34
73
244
353
273
341
321
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
15
E
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
5
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:14PM1.40m
5:17AM1.12m
5:14PM1.36m
6:09AM1.25m
6:07PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.42m
11:05PM0.17m
11:03AM0.38m
11:51PM0.13m
12:07PM0.33m
00:30AM0.11m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:50
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5:48
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7:09
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7:10
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 mm
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2
13
5
1
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Temp °C
19
24
21
21
19
18
18
18
19
22
23
22
20
19
19
19
21
24
23
20
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
20
24
21
20
18
17
17
16
18
22
22
22
20
19
18
16
19
23
20
15
15
15
13
13
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