Surf Forecasts:
Arrawarra surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 28 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 28 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with 2,840 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Arrawarra this week:
The surf forecast for Arrawarra over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Arrawarra in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 28) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sun 15th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 28th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 28th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Arrawarra over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 215 | 79 | 49 | 149 | 275 | 90 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 41 | 94 | 104 | 65 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 53 | 128 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.50m | 00:53AM0.87m | 1:20PM1.42m | 2:24AM0.86m | 2:25PM1.35m | 4:03AM0.94m | 3:35PM1.32m | 5:10AM1.07m | 4:40PM1.32m | 5:58AM1.24m | 5:36PM1.32m | 6:38AM1.43m | 6:25PM1.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.54m | 6:04AM0.56m | 8:47PM0.54m | 7:13AM0.66m | 9:54PM0.50m | 8:54AM0.71m | 10:46PM0.42m | 10:31AM0.68m | 11:28PM0.34m | 11:43AM0.59m | 00:06AM0.25m | 12:40PM0.48m | 00:42AM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 90 | 64 | 36 | 25 | 41 | 94 | 94 | 65 | 36 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 51 | 32 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 73 | 79 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 47 | 21 | 52 | 42 | 20 | 75 | 104 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 46 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 35 | 40 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | NNW 3 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 215 | 9 | 26 | 149 | 275 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 1 | 13 | 59 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 53 | 128 | 247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 72 | 52 | 0 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 163 | 213 | 1 | 213 | 616 | 1 |
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