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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 09 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)1099999151014131314131313121212131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)148142139136133130110130156176184189232272389359353359420413407591561649
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
1.27
12:55PM
0.80
1:31AM
1.23
2:22PM
0.80
2:41AM
1.24
3:42PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
0.47
6:21PM
0.48
8:44AM
0.46
7:38PM
0.51
9:52AM
0.40
9:00PM
0.50
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset-----5:35-------5:34-------5:32--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020242524222221202025272623232221212929242222
Feels °C (?)222121262624232322212026262522232221212930242323
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