Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
8
1.2
SSW
8
0.8
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
651
730
391
281
311
183
289
711
560
480
352
252
252
201
406
421
505
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
SW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:56AM1.40m
3:56PM1.46m
4:42AM1.41m
4:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.33m
9:54AM0.45m
10:21PM0.27m
10:32AM0.54m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
4
4
6
9
8
9
7
7
6
5
4
6
6
8
6
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