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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 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
24.7° 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 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131311121112111111101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1030114712971334135211911042905725600488383343331361380359302269205159149119126
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.96
4:36AM
1.35
5:25PM
1.09
5:23AM
1.41
6:06PM
1.24
6:07AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.44
11:22AM
0.21
11:08PM
0.35
11:58AM
0.11
12:00AM
0.25
12:33PM
0.03
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191715141417191917161515151921211918171616222424
Feels °C (?)171412111114161615141313131819191817161515212222
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