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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 4 am Wednesday 03 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 1.4°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 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1085 | 484 | 360 | 311 | 249 | 207 | 171 | 166 | 126 | 123 | 101 | 72 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 55 | 114 | 99 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM 1.68 | 7:29PM 1.20 | 8:02AM 1.80 | 8:24PM 1.16 | 8:51AM 1.87 | 9:17PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:38AM 0.02 | 1:46PM 0.10 | 1:24AM 0.00 | 2:41PM 0.02 | 2:11AM 0.00 | 3:35PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
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