Raffs Beach surf break

Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
593
520
416
459
537
694
1111
1494
1363
1290
1077
970
758
637
553
488
411
386
281
277
197
177
174
104
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:54AM1.44m
4:10PM1.64m
3:50AM1.41m
4:54PM1.58m
4:48AM1.37m
5:39PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.15m
10:14PM0.60m
10:14AM0.23m
11:02PM0.57m
11:05AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
11
10
8
7
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
593
520
416
459
537
694
1111
1494
1363
1290
1077
970
758
637
553
488
411
386
281
277
197
177
174
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
134
124
86
122
44
37
39
18
7
9
9
9
15
30
30
28
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
10
10
4
7
7
3
3
8
3
7
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.5
E
4
0.3
E
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
2
Energy kJ
8
7
1
3
4
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
3
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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