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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 07). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 136 | 96 | 89 | 67 | 54 | 46 | 64 | 97 | 59 | 82 | 123 | 181 | 168 | 147 | 90 | 89 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 31 | 44 | 90 | 83 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:31AM 1.86 | 11:04PM 1.04 | 11:22AM 1.78 | 12:01AM 1.00 | 12:14PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46AM 0.06 | 5:21PM 0.01 | 4:36AM 0.12 | 6:15PM 0.06 | 5:29AM 0.21 | 7:08PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
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