Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
933
1271
1047
744
469
331
313
260
251
210
256
311
343
313
308
302
256
205
156
149
146
119
116
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
NW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
0
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM0.85m
5:31PM1.37m
5:48AM0.88m
6:17PM1.44m
6:35AM0.92m
6:57PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.46m
10:31AM0.36m
00:24AM0.39m
11:24AM0.33m
1:05AM0.32m
12:11PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
13
16
16
14
13
12
11
11
14
16
16
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
6
11
13
14
13
10
9
8
7
11
13
14
13
11
9
9
10
13
14
15
15
13
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