Sawtell-The Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.37° S 153.11° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sawtell-The Island sea temperature is
19.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
0.4
SSE
12
2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
55
42
41
41
150
155
85
33
115
126
106
96
88
235
50
404
577
667
866
898
903
824
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10AM1.00m
10:19PM1.54m
10:52AM1.02m
10:54PM1.49m
11:38AM1.05m
11:33PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.26m
5:03AM0.17m
4:25PM0.31m
5:39AM0.17m
5:11PM0.36m
6:16AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
18
16
14
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
22
19
13
12
11
9
9
12
13
13
13
11
9
10
9
9
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
14
Energy kJ
73
71
55
42
41
41
66
89
85
28
115
126
106
96
88
20
19
20
31
27
29
42
40
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
E
11
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
11
0.3
ESE
15
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
23
14
17
17
33
20
38
28
29
33
19
32
28
31
31
19
50
31
3
5
20
10
44
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
9
11
11
16
15
58
52
31
30
28
41
21
20
14
19
19
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
5
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
1.2
S
9
1.4
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
4
4
11
150
155
26
7
13
235
135
404
577
667
866
898
903
824
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
2
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
75
208
30
108
667
108
108
108
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
4
4
3
6
6
9
8
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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