Arrawarra surf break

Arrawarra surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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Arrawarra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arrawarra sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arrawarra today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Arrawarra at 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Arrawarra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
727
651
639
543
450
441
443
432
434
434
384
277
233
192
188
153
149
154
166
173
177
169
123
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
15
WNW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:48PM1.59m
6:36AM1.17m
7:21PM1.67m
7:13AM1.15m
7:53PM1.72m
7:49AM1.12m
Low Tide
12:04PM0.22m
1:10AM0.46m
12:35PM0.21m
1:48AM0.41m
1:06PM0.20m
2:25AM0.38m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:54
2
18
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
16
15
15
14
14
17
21
20
18
17
16
16
15
19
20
19
17
16
14
13
13
18
20
16
14
13
13
11
11
15
20
20
18
14
13
13
12
17
19
18
14
14
12
11
10
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
736
727
651
639
543
450
441
443
432
434
434
384
277
233
192
188
118
147
154
166
173
177
169
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
7
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
7
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
52
79
53
44
61
162
116
123
153
149
118
116
116
118
118
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.7
NNE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
20
19
18
6
12
28
27
27
45
21
21
54
2
21
12
4
7
4
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.4
SW
2
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
106
88
85
3
3
2
8
2
8
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
7
7
1
2
7
7
7
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
1
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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