Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 1PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2155 | 4042 | 7054 | 6990 | 6494 | 4176 | 4606 | 4856 | 4301 | 4164 | 3876 | 3772 | 3579 | 3396 | 2794 | 2412 | 2319 | 1985 | 1833 | 3762 | 2061 | 2843 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.44m | 4:22AM1.49m | 3:55PM1.44m | 5:09AM1.45m | 4:33PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.48m | 9:50PM0.13m | 10:13AM0.54m | 10:31PM0.12m | 10:53AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2155 | 2974 | 3518 | 3728 | 3773 | 4176 | 4606 | 4856 | 4301 | 4164 | 3876 | 3772 | 3579 | 3396 | 2794 | 2412 | 2319 | 1985 | 1833 | 1833 | 1956 | 1186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | — | — | 129 | 139 | 246 | 221 | 235 | 165 | 229 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 4042 | 7054 | 6990 | 6494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 94 | 3762 | 2061 | 2843 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 16 | 579 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 373 | 526 | 533 | 513 | 513 |
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