Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
710
821
976
865
851
753
528
862
1155
1155
2027
1589
821
821
746
604
604
315
142
208
347
183
335
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM1.18m
7:55PM1.11m
10:06AM1.18m
9:09PM1.07m
11:09AM1.20m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.39m
2:32PM0.84m
2:52AM0.41m
3:52PM0.82m
3:59AM0.41m
5:11PM0.75m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
3
7
3
1
Temp °C
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
8
8
10
11
11
11
9
7
6
6
8
7
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
11
13
13
10
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