Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
128
85
70
47
44
47
65
60
59
51
33
34
22
49
106
95
109
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:26PM1.15m
10:59AM1.55m
11:21PM1.02m
11:59AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.16m
4:20AM0.14m
5:38PM0.24m
5:08AM0.23m
6:51PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
14
15
20
22
21
17
16
15
14
15
21
23
21
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
13
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
18
19
17
15
15
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