Arrawarra surf break

Arrawarra surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 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
23.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arrawarra today?

The current surf forecast for Arrawarra at 3AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
8
7
6
4
5
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
993
863
938
897
808
732
758
782
958
1048
1238
1547
2423
2948
4055
4212
5020
4055
3513
3040
2758
2369
2677
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05PM1.82m
11:34AM0.99m
00:02AM1.69m
12:50PM0.96m
1:05AM1.56m
2:19PM0.99m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.23m
6:04AM0.32m
5:01PM0.36m
7:10AM0.36m
6:06PM0.49m
8:18AM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
17
17
17
18
19
19
21
21
13
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
10
12
13
14
15
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
260
214
219
223
184
223
181
211
177
142
212
151
120
48
33
3445
2970
2584
2328
2129
1814
1904
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
11
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
171
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
932
993
863
938
897
808
732
758
782
958
1048
1238
1547
2423
2948
4055
4212
5020
4055
3513
3040
2758
2369
2677
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
6
5
5
4
6
5
4
2
Distance (km)
111
52
52
52
52
52
66
52
52
66
66
66
214
376
376
376
376
111
66
66
66
0
442
458
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
5
5
7
6
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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