Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
2
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1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
509
437
424
346
292
287
367
324
369
646
990
1438
2719
4436
4814
2855
3293
3674
3606
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:46PM1.54m
5:28AM1.41m
5:19PM1.50m
6:16AM1.37m
5:51PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.45m
11:10PM0.31m
11:15AM0.57m
11:50PM0.31m
11:55AM0.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
13
11
11
12
12
12
15
11
11
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
12
9
7
7
8
8
7
9
7
7
5
5
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
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