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Arrawarra Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Arrawarra surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arrawarra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
232 | 274 | 280 | 307 | 331 | 450 | 494 | 493 | 599 | 650 | 588 | 588 | 580 | 593 | 588 | 800 | 812 | 794 | 808 | 826 | 516 | 516 | 796 | 890 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.36m | 7:57PM1.92m | 8:05AM1.30m | 8:40PM1.98m | 8:51AM1.23m | 9:26PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.22m | 1:19PM0.03m | 2:27AM0.17m | 1:58PM0.02m | 3:16AM0.17m | 2:38PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 232 | 274 | 280 | 307 | 331 | 450 | 494 | 493 | 599 | 650 | 588 | 588 | 580 | 593 | 588 | 528 | 516 | 515 | 573 | 575 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 580 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 2 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 800 | 812 | 794 | 808 | 826 | — | — | 796 | 890 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 281 | 29 | 281 | 346 |
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