Arrawarra 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.06° S 153.20° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arrawarra sea temperature is

19.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arrawarra today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Arrawarra at 3PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	2267	1429	1250	1020	914	882	808	643	563	494	426	417	347	340	287	287	293	249	241	235	235	189
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			12:43PM1.24m				00:27AM1.34m					1:44PM1.24m				1:11AM1.17m				2:56PM1.26m
Low Tide	6:26AM0.27m				6:24PM0.57m					7:07AM0.34m				7:33PM0.69m				7:52AM0.39m				9:07PM0.76m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	17	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	12	14	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	15	14	15	17	17	17	15	14	15	18	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	1714	1429	1250	1020	914	882	808	643	563	494	426	417	347	340	287	287	293	249	241	235	235	189
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	36	34	57	54	49	48	56	46	43	40	39	38	37	37	37	19	19	19	19	18	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SE 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 12	S 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	20	20	18	18	5	5	24	9	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	—
kJ	2267	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	15	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Coffs Harbour-North Wall NSW - Port Macquarie	Emerald Beach NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Mullaway NSW - North Coast	Mullaway NSW - North Coast	Mullaway NSW - North Coast	Woolgoolga Back Beach NSW - North Coast	Ballina South Wall NSW - North Coast	Gallows NSW - North Coast	Mullaway NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	36	34	52	52	28	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	1	1	1	7	136	29	1
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	Turners Beach	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Angourie Point	Angourie Point	Lennox Head	Angourie Point	Angourie Point	Broken Head	The Pass	Arrawarra	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Tallows Beach	Tweed River Breakwall	Black Rock
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Sawtell NSW - Port Macquarie	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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