Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.6
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
946
917
736
724
645
570
561
486
433
425
433
383
355
437
1555
918
1194
2220
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:48PM1.16m
1:20PM1.40m
00:46AM1.20m
1:56PM1.42m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.74m
6:25AM0.30m
7:28PM0.65m
7:13AM0.29m
8:05PM0.56m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
12
15
14
12
Feels °C
9
8
6
7
7
6
10
10
10
10
8
8
6
4
9
10
10
8
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