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Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
23.2° 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 6PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
280 | 343 | 331 | 404 | 483 | 506 | 599 | 661 | 650 | 588 | 593 | 593 | 805 | 818 | 812 | 812 | 900 | 575 | 588 | 775 | 601 | 808 | 886 | 1047 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.26m | 7:42PM1.78m | 8:03AM1.21m | 8:30PM1.84m | 8:56AM1.14m | 9:20PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM-0.01m | 2:17AM0.01m | 1:53PM-0.00m | 3:11AM-0.01m | 2:39PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 4:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 280 | 343 | 331 | 404 | 483 | 506 | 599 | 661 | 650 | 588 | 593 | 593 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 586 | 586 | 575 | 588 | 528 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 805 | 818 | 812 | 812 | 900 | — | — | 775 | 601 | 808 | 886 | 1047 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 200 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 245 | 16 | 286 | 16 |
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