Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 4AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4974
2878
3718
8201
9314
7698
6902
5961
5140
2995
2535
4127
3751
3633
3060
2408
2244
2075
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51PM1.45m
7:05AM1.33m
6:24PM1.39m
7:57AM1.29m
7:00PM1.33m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.33m
12:35PM0.77m
1:11AM0.35m
1:20PM0.85m
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7:30
7:28
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5:25
5:27
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Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
3
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
6
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
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