Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
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)
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.6
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
561
486
433
425
433
383
309
437
1555
918
1194
2220
2220
1901
1739
1446
1314
1170
1096
871
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:20PM1.40m
00:46AM1.20m
1:56PM1.42m
1:38AM1.25m
2:29PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.65m
7:13AM0.29m
8:05PM0.56m
7:57AM0.29m
8:39PM0.48m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
11
10
9
8
12
15
14
12
11
11
11
10
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
9
8
6
5
9
11
10
8
7
7
6
4
8
10
9
8
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