Arrawarra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for Arrawarra. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, so let’s get into it.

We’ve got a slow start, but the real standout is going to be Friday the 11th of September. That morning, the swell is a solid 8 ft from the SSE, packing a lot of energy (1696) – that’s some serious power. With a clean, moderate offshore wind from the SSW, it’s going to be firing for experienced surfers. The water temp is sitting at 68°, pretty much average for this time of year, so no nasty surprises there. Arrawarra is a point break, so it should handle that size really well. Keep in mind though, with a 8 ft swell, it’s not one for the beginners – this is for the crew who know what they’re doing. The wind will keep it glassy, and the SSE direction matches the optimum, so it’s going to be a ripper.

Friday afternoon fades a bit. The wind swings to a cross-offshore, the swell drops to 5 ft, and the energy drops to 480. It’s still clean, but the scores aren’t as high, and the tide might mess with it. Not a great window.

Saturday the 12th is smaller still. The swell drops to 3 ft and the energy is down to 256. The wind is light and cross-off, so it’s clean, but the juice isn’t really there for a proper session.

From Saturday afternoon through until Tuesday the 15th, things go pretty flat. The swell barely cracks 3 ft and the energy numbers are in the low hundreds or even below 100. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, so expect choppy, poor conditions. This is a gap of several days with nothing to get excited about.

Then we get another window on Wednesday the 16th of September. The morning brings 7 ft from the SSE again (energy 498) with a strong offshore wind. It’s clean, but the period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a shorter-period wind swell. The afternoon jumps to 10 ft (energy 1138) with a cross-offshore breeze – but it’s marginal surf. At 10 ft, this is big, expert-only territory. It’s powerful but messy, and the wind is strong at 25 mph. Kite surfers might love it, but for paddle surfing, it’s a caution zone unless you’re proper hardcore.

Thursday the 17th is a bit more mellow. Morning brings 4 ft from the S with a moderate offshore – clean and decent for a session. The energy is 487, so there’s some weight behind it. Afternoon is smaller at 4 ft and cross-off.

After that, from Friday the 18th all the way through to Saturday the 26th of September, it’s a long stretch of rubbish. The swell is mostly below 3 ft, winds are onshore or cross-on, and the energy numbers are in the doldrums – often under 200. The waves are small, choppy, and weak. There’s a window on the 25th where it bumps to 5 ft, but with an onshore wind and a short period of 7 seconds, it’s poor. The 26th is more of the same.

So, the one standout to lock in is Friday morning, the 11th of September. Get on it early. The other notable is Wednesday the 16th, but only if you’re an expert and don’t mind big, raw conditions with strong wind. Otherwise, it’s a blank run with small onshore slop for the rest of the 16-day window. Sometimes that’s just how it goes.

Rusty

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