Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 702 | 1560 | 1401 | 1474 | 1456 | 1532 | 1456 | 1381 | 1138 | 1123 | 1092 | 886 | 862 | 488 | 951 | 978 | 992 | 821 | 1784 | 799 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.13m | 9:38PM1.06m | 10:07AM1.12m | 10:59PM1.13m | 11:03AM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.61m | 3:44AM0.60m | 4:30PM0.54m | 5:04AM0.63m | 5:29PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 521 | 521 | 1560 | 1401 | 1474 | 1456 | 1532 | 1456 | 1381 | 1138 | 1123 | 1092 | 886 | 862 | 488 | 951 | 978 | 992 | 821 | 1784 | 799 | 639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 628 | 702 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 153 | 147 | 83 | 89 | 51 | 7 | 44 | 39 | 16 | 367 | 15 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | S 4 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | — | — | 25 | 1463 | 57 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 51 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 60 | 134 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 186 | 33 | 33 |
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