Surf Forecasts:
Sawtell-The Island surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, SSE swell with 454 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E 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 Wednesday (Jun 17) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. 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 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jun 22) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sawtell-The Island over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 231 | 217 | 217 | 235 | 245 | 223 | 308 | 191 | 149 | 112 | 79 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 206 | 439 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.89m | 9:42AM1.07m | 10:00PM1.84m | 10:37AM1.06m | 10:52PM1.74m | 11:34AM1.06m | 11:43PM1.61m | 12:34PM1.08m | 00:35AM1.46m | 1:35PM1.11m | 1:27AM1.30m | 2:36PM1.17m | 2:22AM1.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM-0.02m | 3:17PM0.07m | 4:50AM0.00m | 4:10PM0.14m | 5:42AM0.05m | 5:06PM0.23m | 6:31AM0.10m | 6:07PM0.33m | 7:20AM0.15m | 7:14PM0.43m | 8:07AM0.19m | 8:28PM0.49m | 8:52AM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 |
 | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | S 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 251 | 231 | 217 | 217 | 235 | 245 | 223 | 308 | 191 | 149 | 112 | 79 | 81 | 75 | 74 | 51 | 13 | 47 | 30 | 259 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | E 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 | — | SSE 9 | N 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | S 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | E 5 | S 18 | SSE 16 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | SSW 6 | S 3 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 206 | 439 | 337 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 16 |
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