Arrawarra Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and let’s get stuck into what’s ahead for Arrawarra. This is a classic point break setup, and it’s a spot that needs the right conditions to really fire. Over the next 16 days, we’ve got a slow start, but there’s a genuine standout waiting in the second week.

The first few days are pretty flat and ordinary. Thursday the 6th offers tiny 1ft waves from the ESE with a short 8-second period, and light SSW winds in the morning keep it clean-ish, but the combined energy is a weak 41, so it’s barely worth a paddle. Friday morning the 7th is glassy with 2ft SSE swell, energy bumping to 95, but still small. Saturday the 8th sees a slight increase to 2ft from the E, morning cross-off breeze, and energy hitting 101, but it’s still not going to get the heart racing. Sunday through to Wednesday of the first week stay below 4ft, with mostly poor conditions and onshore winds messing things up. The water temperature sits at 20°, which is about normal for this time of year.

Now, here’s where it gets good. On Friday morning the 14th of August, Arrawarra lights up. We’ve got a 6ft swell from the SSE, with a long 13-second period – that’s proper groundswell. The combined energy is a massive 1140, telling you there’s serious power in the water. The wind is glassy, dead calm, with just a slight air, so the surface will be clean as a whistle. For a point break like this, that long-period SSE swell is going to wrap in beautifully, offering long, well-shaped walls. This is for advanced surfers only – 6ft at a point with that much energy can push hard, and it’s too big for beginners. The crowd profile says “often,” so expect company, but with this quality, it’s worth sharing. This is the standout of the outlook.

The afternoon of the 14th drops to 5ft, still SSE, 11-second period, cross-off SE breeze, energy at 482 – still excellent, but the morning session is the one to chase. Saturday the 15th holds clean with 4ft to 4ft SSE swell, cross-off winds, and energy in the 270s, offering good, rideable waves. Sunday the 16th sees the swell drop back to 2ft, and while the wind turns offshore from the SSW, it’s fresh at 30 km/h, making it bumpy and less appealing.

The final week, from the 18th onward, is smaller again, with 3ft to 3ft E and SSE swell, mostly offshore winds, but the energy drops under 200, and the period shortens. Friday the 21st morning brings a 3ft SSE swell with a 12-second period and energy at 287, offering clean cross-off conditions, but it’s a far cry from the 14th. That Friday the 14th morning is the real deal – don’t miss it.

Rusty.

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