Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)--
Afternoon (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
SE
8
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
736
590
659
650
666
637
637
628
647
837
984
1077
1048
1048
917
904
957
957
930
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17PM1.40m
3:22AM1.57m
2:53PM1.42m
4:05AM1.55m
3:31PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:43PM0.07m
9:19AM0.52m
9:24PM0.05m
9:58AM0.56m
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
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5:54
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6:24
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6:25
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6:27
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 mm
2
14
5
3
5
1
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Temp °C
14
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
8
8
11
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
5
4
6
7
7
7
7
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