Surf Forecasts:
Sawtell-The Island surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SSE swell with 2,948 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sawtell-The Island this week:
The surf forecast for Sawtell-The Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sawtell-The Island in the next 16 days are 3.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sawtell-The Island over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Sawtell.
Straight up, this is a bit of a story of two weeks. The first half has plenty of size, but it's a real challenge to find a clean window—most of it is blown out or just too big for comfort. Things start to look a bit more promising for the experienced crew towards the end of the first week and into the second, but you'll need to pick your moments.
The standout session by a long shot is the Saturday morning of the 11th of July. The Island is lining up with a solid, clean 1.8m (6 ft) swell out of the S, with a 10-second period. The wind is light and offshore from the SW, which should leave the place looking pretty darn good. The combined swell energy is strong at 1073, so there's some real grunt behind it. For the advanced surfer, that’s the pick of the forecast.
Before that, the run-up is tough. We start on Saturday the 4th of July with a clean 1.4m (5 ft) from the S, but the wind is cross-off and it’s not great. We then hit a long, middling stretch from Sunday the 5th through to Thursday the 9th. Swells are all over the place, ranging from 1.0m (3 ft) to a huge 3.0m (10 ft), but the combined energy gets as high as 3420, which is very strong. The problem is the wind is a solid 20 to 30 km/h (12 to 19 mph) from the S or SSW. Expect a lot of chop.
The big 3.0m (10 ft) days on Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th of July mornings are explicitly noted as *too big for this break*, so unless you’re an absolute gun, give it a miss. It’s expert-only territory.
After the 11th, things drop right off. There’s a serious gap with nothing recommended from the 12th of July through to the 17th. Swell plummets to below 0.9m (3 ft) and combined energy drops to triple and even double digits, like 76 on the afternoon of the 13th. There’s a brief return on Friday the 17th of July morning with a 1.9m (6 ft) S swell and clean cross-off wind, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly. The energy is moderate at 629.
Saturday the 18th brings back some waist-high 2.0m (7 ft) swell, but with 25 km/h (16 mph) winds, it’ll be messy. Honestly, the only real day to circle on your calendar is that Saturday the 11th.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 222 | 90 | 106 | 164 | 464 | 1030 | 897 | 875 | 986 | 1758 | 1351 | 2505 | 1910 | 1376 | 1422 | 1243 | 719 | 964 | 906 | 742 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.54m | 10:52AM1.02m | 10:54PM1.49m | 11:38AM1.05m | 11:33PM1.42m | 12:28PM1.10m | 00:17AM1.33m | 1:23PM1.16m | 1:10AM1.23m | 2:22PM1.25m | 2:13AM1.13m | 3:24PM1.36m | 3:24AM1.06m | 4:26PM1.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.17m | 4:25PM0.31m | 5:39AM0.17m | 5:11PM0.36m | 6:16AM0.16m | 6:05PM0.42m | 6:58AM0.16m | 7:10PM0.46m | 7:44AM0.17m | 8:27PM0.46m | 8:37AM0.18m | 9:49PM0.41m | 9:34AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | E 15 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 114 | 90 | 106 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 155 | 28 | 1092 | 158 | 1718 | 1402 | 72 | 1124 | 799 | 50 | 964 | 906 | 742 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 11 | E 14 | SSW 15 | — | S 18 | — | SE 13 | — | — | SE 18 | S 23 | S 21 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 42 | — | 6 | — | 88 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 58 | 49 | 40 | 14 | 18 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 8 | — | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 222 | — | 18 | 164 | 464 | 1030 | 897 | 875 | 986 | 1758 | 1351 | 2505 | 1910 | 1376 | 1422 | 1243 | 719 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 108 | 531 | 531 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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