Raffs Beach surf break

Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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Raffs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (15 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
SW
18
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
580
425
377
301
264
257
186
183
243
313
316
964
1018
930
869
742
581
556
595
661
690
613
535
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:27PM1.27m
11:03AM1.40m
10:24PM1.30m
12:06PM1.51m
11:20PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.78m
4:06AM0.39m
4:57PM0.79m
5:05AM0.29m
6:03PM0.78m
6:01AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
18
18
17
16
17
20
20
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
15
15
13
11
11
15
17
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
14
12
13
11
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
595
580
425
377
301
264
257
186
183
243
313
313
964
1018
930
869
742
581
556
595
661
690
613
535
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SW
20
0.7
SW
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.3
SE
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
9
1
2
5
5
60
316
27
41
10
5
6
8
24
7
14
6
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
4
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
5
6
5
3
3
3
6
12
12
4
3
6
16
2
6
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
3
3
0
0
3
41
31
31
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
3
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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