Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.6
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3621
2200
1777
1430
1242
1413
1265
917
736
724
657
570
561
542
433
425
425
383
396
430
1432
1014
1194
2247
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:44PM1.14m
12:39PM1.36m
11:48PM1.16m
1:20PM1.40m
00:46AM1.20m
1:56PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.33m
6:45PM0.74m
6:25AM0.30m
7:28PM0.65m
7:13AM0.29m
8:05PM0.56m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
10
11
10
9
8
7
6
10
11
8
9
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