- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Sawtell-The Island Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Sawtell-The Island surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 30 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
237 | 234 | 194 | 162 | 197 | 197 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 134 | 120 | 112 | 116 | 109 | 112 | 270 | 218 | 287 | 298 | 290 | 143 | 117 | 91 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.55m | 7:50AM1.01m | 8:11PM1.56m | 8:29AM0.99m | 8:48PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.26m | 12:54PM0.20m | 2:13AM0.23m | 1:30PM0.21m | 2:52AM0.22m | 2:06PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 237 | 194 | 190 | 162 | 197 | 197 | 162 | 162 | 166 | 134 | 120 | 112 | 116 | 109 | 112 | 133 | 134 | 131 | 109 | 169 | 143 | 117 | 91 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 | 131 | 234 | 194 | 153 | 153 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 52 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 270 | 218 | 287 | 298 | 290 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Sawtell-The Island surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest