Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 4AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
2
3
4
!
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
3
WSW
10
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1299
1667
1310
1902
2153
1787
2042
1912
3056
2846
2594
2594
2667
3531
4106
3668
3622
2761
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:59PM1.26m
6:21AM1.27m
5:34PM1.18m
7:08AM1.20m
6:21PM1.10m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.30m
12:05PM0.71m
00:16AM0.36m
12:52PM0.74m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
16
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
16
11
9
6
4
4
5
4
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
8
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