Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arrawarra today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arrawarra at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arrawarra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 141 | 268 | 292 | 255 | 248 | 285 | 289 | 268 | 250 | 263 | 302 | 302 | 294 | 310 | 274 | 226 | 140 | 355 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.43m | 10:31PM1.58m | 11:06AM1.41m | 11:03PM1.41m | 11:49AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.28m | 4:53AM0.19m | 5:02PM0.40m | 5:24AM0.27m | 5:48PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 21 | 61 | 61 | 255 | 248 | 285 | 289 | 268 | 250 | 263 | 62 | 61 | 23 | 310 | 274 | 226 | 140 | 158 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 21 | 124 | 51 | 99 | 88 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | E 9 | S 15 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | — | 15 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 43 | 121 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 52 | 44 | 21 | 36 | 66 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 140 | 141 | 268 | 292 | 151 | 188 | 177 | — | — | — | — | 302 | 302 | 294 | — | — | — | — | 355 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 72 | 52 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 163 | 72 | 60 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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