Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.3° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
433
461
657
452
433
373
300
300
272
377
442
341
812
672
628
505
384
328
279
290
194
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:44AM1.15m
9:49PM1.56m
10:22AM1.19m
10:24PM1.48m
11:04AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.20m
4:23AM0.09m
4:08PM0.24m
4:56AM0.10m
4:54PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
17
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
16
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
14
13
13
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