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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 Saturday 18 Apr 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
23.5° 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 8AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 21 | 14 | 253 | 297 | 402 | 561 | 561 | 525 | 1189 | 1114 | 1430 | 1208 | 1096 | 2498 | 2414 | 3216 | 2358 | 2067 | 2005 | 2036 | 3499 | 2049 | 2313 | 1154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 1.37 | 8:48PM 1.73 | 9:07AM 1.27 | 9:33PM 1.75 | 9:56AM 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 0.02 | 2:21PM -0.04 | 3:16AM 0.01 | 3:01PM 0.01 | 4:09AM 0.04 | 3:43PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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