Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.6° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
8
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
1004
904
957
1048
1033
990
975
891
1075
1123
1572
1592
1675
1654
1675
1675
1532
1654
1513
1374
1248
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:05AM1.55m
3:31PM1.41m
4:50AM1.48m
4:15PM1.37m
5:40AM1.40m
5:07PM1.31m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.56m
10:07PM0.07m
10:40AM0.60m
10:55PM0.13m
11:28AM0.63m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:54
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6:54
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5:52
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6:27
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7:28
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6:29
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 mm
2
7
5
1
3
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
9
7
7
11
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
6
6
8
6
4
4
9
13
13
10
10
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