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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
23.2° 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 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
239 | 206 | 212 | 186 | 163 | 124 | 124 | 197 | 217 | 232 | 223 | 223 | 219 | 187 | 190 | 190 | 223 | 253 | 260 | 266 | 304 | 298 | 298 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.22m | 5:35AM1.33m | 6:17PM1.33m | 6:18AM1.29m | 6:53PM1.43m | 6:57AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.33m | 11:59AM0.13m | 00:22AM0.28m | 12:30PM0.11m | 1:06AM0.23m | 1:00PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
239 | 206 | 212 | 186 | 163 | 124 | 124 | 197 | 217 | 232 | 223 | 223 | 219 | 187 | 190 | 190 | 223 | 253 | 260 | 266 | 304 | 298 | 298 | 291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 |
— | — | 6 | 13 | 26 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 16 | N 16 | — | N 16 | N 16 | NE 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 15 | — | — | N 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
— | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 200 | 108 | 9 |
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