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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 9 am Monday 04 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sawtell-The Island today?
The current surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island at 2PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sawtell-The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
786 | 802 | 818 | 832 | 972 | 1128 | 1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 850 | 862 | 651 | 639 | 621 | 535 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 443 | 443 | 379 | 379 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.02m | 9:43PM1.51m | 10:03AM0.96m | 10:23PM1.46m | 10:45AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.24m | 4:25AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.29m | 5:09AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 |
 | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:07 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 786 | 802 | 818 | 832 | 972 | 1128 | 1169 | 1046 | 932 | 841 | 757 | 850 | 862 | 651 | 639 | 621 | 535 | 524 | 530 | 520 | 443 | 443 | 379 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 62 | 51 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 200 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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