Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
2
4
3
!
!
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2153
1731
1915
1912
3056
2846
2756
2594
2873
3486
3891
3891
3622
2944
2264
1914
1649
1271
1083
976
859
834
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
6:21AM1.27m
5:34PM1.18m
7:08AM1.20m
6:21PM1.10m
8:05AM1.14m
7:29PM1.04m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.71m
00:16AM0.36m
12:52PM0.74m
1:06AM0.42m
1:54PM0.75m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
9
9
9
11
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
4
5
5
4
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
12
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