Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). 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 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 390 | 368 | 357 | 352 | 342 | 265 | 297 | 248 | 244 | 147 | 119 | 345 | 299 | 447 | 1371 | 1399 | 1664 | 2068 | 1970 | 1685 | 1532 | 1384 | 903 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.31m | 6:09PM1.12m | 7:24AM1.23m | 7:03PM1.07m | 8:12AM1.17m | 8:15PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.30m | 12:42PM0.64m | 00:37AM0.38m | 1:27PM0.65m | 1:25AM0.46m | 2:22PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 407 | 390 | 368 | 357 | 352 | 342 | 265 | 297 | 248 | 244 | 116 | 119 | 345 | 299 | 447 | 1371 | 1399 | 1664 | 2068 | 1970 | 1685 | 1532 | 1384 | 903 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | NNE 4 | SW 24 | E 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 22 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 73 | 72 | 147 | 119 | 133 | 127 | 427 | 73 | 23 | 46 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 82 | 84 | 450 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | SE 8 | E 8 | SW 24 | E 8 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | E 8 | SW 16 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 72 | 60 | 1 | 40 | — | 21 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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