Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.3
SW
16
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
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1251
1075
1123
763
1592
1675
1654
1675
1675
1532
1654
1513
1374
1374
1314
1314
1082
1958
3269
5089
4563
3673
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
0
SW
15
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:50AM1.48m
5:15PM1.37m
6:40AM1.40m
6:07PM1.31m
7:36AM1.31m
7:13PM1.23m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.60m
11:55PM0.13m
12:28PM0.63m
00:49AM0.22m
1:26PM0.66m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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Temp °C
11
11
12
11
11
11
9
8
8
12
16
16
12
12
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
6
7
8
6
6
6
10
14
13
9
11
7
5
4
8
7
3
6
5
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