Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1398 | 1338 | 1451 | 1451 | 1451 | 1338 | 1299 | 1006 | 809 | 892 | 1880 | 1602 | 1665 | 1608 | 1750 | 1632 | 1395 | 2293 | 1006 | 851 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.44m | 4:29AM1.48m | 4:02PM1.39m | 5:05AM1.42m | 4:30PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.16m | 10:20AM0.56m | 10:30PM0.20m | 10:52AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1398 | 1338 | 1451 | 1451 | 1451 | 1338 | 1299 | 1006 | 809 | 892 | 1880 | 1602 | 1665 | 1608 | 1750 | 1632 | 1395 | 1191 | 1006 | 851 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 100 | 62 | 281 | 607 | 702 | 661 | 122 | 75 | 43 | 68 | 72 | 39 | — | 19 | — | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 103 | 99 | 135 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 33 | 60 | 57 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 27 | 12 | — | 2293 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 499 | 499 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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