Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
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5
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4317
4317
4117
3678
3539
3778
3926
3678
3631
3401
3185
3144
3323
3367
3062
2633
2449
2309
2038
2066
1889
1624
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:12PM1.38m
11:43PM1.29m
1:04PM1.43m
00:55AM1.36m
1:48PM1.48m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.26m
6:11PM0.66m
6:23AM0.24m
7:09PM0.53m
7:21AM0.23m
7:57PM0.40m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
5
7
10
10
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
10
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