Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Issued: 9 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)22s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
286
199
184
178
172
134
132
137
139
277
188
299
491
808
974
655
655
1613
1410
2656
2894
2155
1647
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
35
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:51AM1.40m
2:26PM1.65m
1:54AM1.41m
3:11PM1.65m
2:54AM1.42m
3:55PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.74m
7:32AM0.13m
8:29PM0.66m
8:26AM0.15m
9:18PM0.58m
9:17AM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
15
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
15
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
11
9
8
5
5
5
6
7
5
6
6
7
6
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
290
286
199
184
178
172
134
132
137
139
139
139
299
491
808
974
480
581
1613
1410
169
310
302
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
14
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
1.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
4
22
22
8
118
157
188
114
86
58
37
655
655
57
2
21
20
674
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
23
0.4
WSW
7
0.6
SW
21
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
20
0.6
W
9
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
80
17
277
2
30
57
38
25
60
57
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1
N
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
1.2
SW
5
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
8
11
18
26
31
46
32
36
13
13
12
18
36
61
38
32
32
43
22
80
2656
2894
2155
1647
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
31
35
31
31
31
20
41
1
1
0
0
51
309
57
308
54
19
11
297
186
498
498
186
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Rating
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2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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