Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.3°C
1.4° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.9
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
573
363
322
260
218
173
173
294
180
176
115
134
111
74
73
338
590
809
764
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
E
0
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:41PM1.46m
5:35AM1.01m
5:44PM1.49m
6:29AM1.14m
6:36PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.20m
11:13AM0.33m
00:30AM0.13m
12:16PM0.26m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:50
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6:51
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6:51
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
20
24
22
20
19
19
19
25
25
24
20
19
18
17
18
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
25
23
25
23
20
17
14
14
11
13
12
10
11
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