Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 7PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2068
1815
1685
1402
1384
1091
868
667
710
702
1560
1523
1474
1707
1532
1456
1381
1154
1138
1108
899
965
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:12AM1.17m
8:15PM1.04m
9:08AM1.13m
9:38PM1.06m
10:07AM1.12m
10:59PM1.13m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.64m
2:28AM0.54m
3:25PM0.61m
3:44AM0.60m
4:30PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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6:26
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6:26
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6:24
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7:45
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7:46
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3
2
2
Temp °C
17
23
28
28
29
23
21
20
19
24
28
28
18
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
21
24
23
26
21
18
15
14
18
23
27
17
14
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
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