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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 9 am Saturday 25 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
23.3° 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 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
504 | 492 | 418 | 357 | 335 | 291 | 240 | 204 | 191 | 172 | 160 | 160 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 171 | 151 | 151 | 176 | 223 | 364 | 280 | 280 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:49PM0.99m | 3:50AM1.39m | 4:49PM1.10m | 4:47AM1.36m | 5:37PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.22m | 9:22PM0.42m | 10:41AM0.19m | 10:34PM0.38m | 11:23AM0.15m | 11:33PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 15 | 357 | 335 | 291 | 240 | 204 | 191 | 172 | 160 | 160 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 171 | 151 | 151 | 176 | 223 | 277 | — | 280 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | S 14 | N 18 | N 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 9 | 32 | 93 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 504 | 492 | 418 | — | — | 211 | — | — | — | 108 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 102 | 119 | — | — | 364 | 280 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 108 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 108 | 2 | 2 |
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