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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 AEDT
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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
20.2° C
 (Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 5AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)66661212111111121111111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)538815998341271250246255314292287282282233229224220208162162159159156
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglassoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.05
9:20AM
1.57
9:37PM
1.01
9:55AM
1.56
10:15PM
0.98
10:32AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.19
3:58PM
0.20
3:16AM
0.22
4:38PM
0.22
3:51AM
0.25
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:25-------7:27
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Rain (mm)
-11-532----------------1
Temp. °C222120201919212121191919202222212120201920212424
Feels °C (?)212222211919212021181919202222222222222022242525
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