Warriewood Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.69° S 151.32° E

Warriewood 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Warriewood sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Warriewood today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Warriewood at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
60
41
75
116
200
126
104
71
51
51
38
30
18
14
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:50PM1.27m
2:20AM0.87m
2:55PM1.26m
3:43AM0.85m
4:00PM1.28m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.47m
8:48PM0.52m
7:50AM0.53m
10:06PM0.50m
9:00AM0.55m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
21
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
20
20
18
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
12
16
18
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
11
15
17
15
15
15
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