Raffs Beach surf break

Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 01 May 2026 AEST
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Raffs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
650
650
632
614
518
511
444
386
380
342
290
290
295
299
295
290
299
395
390
456
418
400
394
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
25
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:56AM1.40m
11:28PM1.32m
12:45PM1.49m
00:12AM1.35m
1:27PM1.55m
00:52AM1.37m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.40m
5:56PM0.70m
6:02AM0.33m
6:45PM0.69m
6:43AM0.27m
7:28PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:34
5:32
5:31
5:30
7
8
3
Temp °C
19
20
26
26
25
23
21
19
18
20
21
24
24
21
22
19
16
16
17
19
17
16
15
14
15
15
20
21
21
19
17
14
12
12
14
18
20
18
17
17
13
14
14
16
14
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
659
650
650
632
614
518
511
444
386
380
342
290
290
295
299
295
290
299
395
390
456
418
400
394
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
20
18
18
16
41
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
9
9
9
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
3
Energy kJ
6
7
7
7
6
9
6
5
8
17
26
19
11
12
10
9
6
3
6
2
2
4
5
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
51
41
31
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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