Raffs Beach surf break

Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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Raffs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
579
526
549
650
659
650
650
632
614
518
503
444
386
380
290
290
290
295
299
295
295
308
384
456
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39PM1.29m
11:56AM1.40m
11:28PM1.32m
12:45PM1.49m
00:12AM1.35m
1:27PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.70m
5:13AM0.40m
5:56PM0.70m
6:02AM0.33m
6:45PM0.69m
6:43AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:34
5:32
5:31
1
5
6
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
20
19
20
26
26
25
23
21
19
18
20
21
24
24
20
20
20
18
16
16
16
20
18
17
16
15
15
21
21
21
19
17
14
12
13
14
18
19
15
16
18
17
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
579
526
549
650
659
650
650
632
614
518
503
444
386
380
290
290
290
295
299
295
295
308
384
456
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
25
20
24
20
18
18
16
41
1
1
1
1
4
3
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
W
6
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
7
3
3
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
7
11
7
4
5
7
9
5
8
20
28
21
20
19
13
10
3
2
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
3
51
41
41
51
0
31
3
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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