Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
357
347
253
211
653
1351
825
1745
1884
1615
2471
1366
1109
989
964
788
736
716
791
632
495
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
20
NNE
15
ESE
25
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:25AM1.33m
6:30PM1.37m
8:34AM1.30m
7:35PM1.31m
9:51AM1.29m
8:53PM1.26m
Low Tide
12:52PM0.80m
1:32AM0.22m
1:59PM0.85m
2:40AM0.25m
3:23PM0.85m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
11
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
8
8
9
13
12
12
11
9
11
11
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
3
3
4
2
5
8
9
9
2
3
4
6
6
7
5
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
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