
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 11AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1154 | 1011 | 813 | 813 | 906 | 744 | 686 | 528 | 520 | 382 | 355 | 295 | 290 | 208 | 166 | 132 | 109 | 191 | 898 | 1915 | 2467 | 3208 | 3788 | 3866 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:55AM1.41m | 1:17PM1.41m | 1:47AM1.49m | 1:55PM1.45m | 2:32AM1.54m | 2:30PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.33m | 7:31PM0.27m | 7:56AM0.35m | 8:12PM0.19m | 8:36AM0.38m | 8:49PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
1154 | 1011 | 813 | 813 | 906 | 744 | 686 | 528 | 520 | 382 | 355 | 295 | 290 | 208 | 166 | 47 | 77 | 92 | 93 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
81 | 84 | — | 28 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 4 | — | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 132 | 109 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | — | S 14 | N 3 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 58 | — | 80 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 68 | 191 | 898 | 1915 | 2467 | 3208 | 3788 | 3866 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 715 | 689 | 499 | 513 |
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