Arrawarra Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.06° S 153.20° E

Arrawarra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arrawarra sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.6° 

Arrawarra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arrawarra today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arrawarra at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
294
302
318
274
220
220
203
286
140
197
183
388
365
312
260
155
125
151
151
172
176
139
114
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SE
0
SE
0
NW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:03PM1.41m
11:49AM1.37m
11:35PM1.24m
12:39PM1.31m
00:10AM1.08m
1:44PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.27m
5:48PM0.54m
5:56AM0.35m
6:46PM0.67m
6:34AM0.44m
8:19PM0.76m
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light rain
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
16
13
13
14
15
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
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