Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 142 | 142 | 136 | 123 | 121 | 140 | 133 | 120 | 120 | 144 | 502 | 489 | 523 | 631 | 606 | 589 | 1086 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.50m | 5:00AM1.44m | 4:40PM1.46m | 5:41AM1.39m | 5:09PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.22m | 10:48AM0.56m | 11:11PM0.24m | 11:22AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 176 | 142 | 142 | 136 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 144 | 502 | 489 | 523 | 631 | 606 | 589 | 1086 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 85 | 82 | 140 | 133 | 94 | 94 | 135 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 360 | 216 | 316 | 600 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 38 | 98 | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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