Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 904 | 865 | 704 | 694 | 628 | 628 | 1180 | 1123 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 | 844 | 606 | 598 | 384 | 313 | 272 | 406 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.48m | 3:05PM1.53m | 3:35AM1.50m | 3:39PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.30m | 8:55AM0.30m | 9:21PM0.24m | 9:35AM0.38m | 9:59PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 904 | 865 | 704 | 694 | 628 | 628 | 1180 | 1123 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 | 844 | 606 | 598 | 384 | 313 | 272 | 406 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 50 | 18 | 37 | 24 | 122 | 246 | 188 | 167 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 164 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 31 | 46 | 59 | — | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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