Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 130 | 144 | 502 | 573 | 523 | 631 | 476 | 463 | 1467 | 1855 | 1904 | 2933 | 6750 | 5956 | 5794 | 4820 | 2708 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.46m | 5:41AM1.39m | 5:09PM1.40m | 6:23AM1.32m | 5:39PM1.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.24m | 11:22AM0.65m | 11:46PM0.28m | 11:57AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 120 | 144 | 502 | 573 | 523 | 631 | 476 | 463 | 1467 | 1855 | 1904 | 2933 | 3557 | 2883 | 3119 | 2855 | 2708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 7 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 94 | 130 | 135 | 15 | 38 | 98 | 50 | 36 | 316 | 600 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 18 | 162 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 360 | 216 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 1576 | 6750 | 5956 | 5794 | 4820 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
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