Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.0° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1446
1200
979
930
686
677
598
671
1215
1082
988
844
685
676
529
514
440
390
401
297
293
272
400
451
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM1.34m
5:34PM1.44m
6:49AM1.35m
6:14PM1.42m
7:52AM1.35m
7:01PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.38m
11:35AM0.63m
00:13AM0.33m
12:23PM0.74m
1:03AM0.30m
1:20PM0.83m
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
12
13
13
12
10
10
10
12
14
13
9
8
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
8
8
10
9
8
6
6
5
9
10
10
9
6
6
5
5
6
5
2
1
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