Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Sawtell-The Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
287
249
244
239
196
235
230
189
185
153
148
117
112
107
86
86
64
63
231
273
306
361
1039
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
5
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:31AM1.04m
2:44PM1.24m
2:32AM0.92m
3:44PM1.27m
3:42AM0.86m
4:41PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.29m
9:11PM0.54m
8:38AM0.34m
10:30PM0.52m
9:34AM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
18
21
21
18
17
15
14
14
17
18
17
16
15
14
12
10
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
16
16
14
17
19
19
16
16
13
12
12
15
15
15
15
13
10
7
4
6
9
10
9
9
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