Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 10AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
821
976
1050
1127
1223
1242
1430
1430
1346
1367
1387
1429
1343
1383
1203
940
844
1742
1456
1232
488
825
659
726
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM1.22m
1:18PM1.33m
1:27AM1.32m
1:51PM1.36m
2:12AM1.40m
2:21PM1.40m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.34m
7:28PM0.44m
7:41AM0.35m
8:03PM0.34m
8:21AM0.37m
8:37PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
13
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
19
20
16
16
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
11
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
12
12
12
11
9
9
7
9
12
14
11
10
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