Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2
SW
16
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4042
5387
2985
3615
3466
3320
3178
2994
2684
2203
1999
1704
1398
1338
1338
1451
1451
1338
1197
1006
878
878
1856
1602
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:14AM1.55m
3:03PM1.47m
3:52AM1.53m
3:33PM1.44m
4:29AM1.48m
4:02PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.43m
9:24PM0.14m
9:47AM0.50m
9:58PM0.16m
10:20AM0.56m
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cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
8
10
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
12
18
20
18
16
Feels °C
3
4
3
4
4
4
6
7
5
6
5
7
8
7
7
7
4
5
4
7
12
15
15
10
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