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Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 2PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.5
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
493
336
330
355
607
296
291
408
681
585
305
452
225
181
177
177
143
260
108
180
140
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
SE
5
N
10
N
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:28PM1.44m
4:25AM0.91m
4:41PM1.46m
5:35AM1.01m
5:44PM1.49m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.38m
10:37PM0.28m
9:55AM0.38m
11:41PM0.20m
11:13AM0.33m
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thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
23
24
22
19
18
18
17
18
20
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
21
23
23
20
20
Feels °C
14
20
19
18
16
16
17
16
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
20
21
24
22
22
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