Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
2
1
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0
0
0
0
!
!
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2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2313
2293
2158
4314
10836
9408
7492
5990
6656
4431
3446
2168
1777
1430
1242
1609
1448
1187
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:38PM1.16m
11:52AM1.32m
10:44PM1.14m
12:39PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.89m
4:34AM0.36m
5:50PM0.83m
5:32AM0.33m
6:45PM0.74m
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7:26
7:24
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5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
5
7
10
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
9
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
2
1
-4
0
2
2
3
4
6
4
6
5
6
4
7
7
8
7
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