Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 9AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2220
1901
1611
1446
1314
1170
1001
871
847
911
736
746
726
716
852
792
495
744
721
880
524
1034
707
821
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:38AM1.25m
2:29PM1.44m
2:26AM1.31m
2:59PM1.45m
3:11AM1.36m
3:27PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.29m
8:39PM0.48m
8:38AM0.32m
9:12PM0.40m
9:17AM0.38m
9:45PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
15
16
14
13
12
8
8
10
13
12
11
8
7
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
3
3
4
6
7
7
3
2
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
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