Raffs Beach surf break

Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
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
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
380
342
290
290
295
299
295
295
299
327
384
363
347
342
286
290
286
282
228
260
315
473
581
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM1.49m
00:12AM1.35m
1:27PM1.55m
00:52AM1.37m
2:05PM1.59m
1:29AM1.38m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.33m
6:45PM0.69m
6:43AM0.27m
7:28PM0.67m
7:21AM0.23m
8:06PM0.66m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
2
3
6
1
Temp °C
19
19
21
23
22
22
22
21
18
17
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
12
14
17
17
16
17
17
15
15
14
13
11
10
8
8
7
9
11
11
10
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
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
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
386
380
342
290
290
295
299
295
295
299
327
384
363
347
342
286
290
286
282
228
260
315
473
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.5
N
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
12
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.2
S
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
3
4
22
19
17
17
17
19
19
18
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
3
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
10
18
21
21
15
12
10
6
10
37
36
16
3
2
3
7
18
18
18
20
22
22
32
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
41
31
70
27
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
41
35
51
218
218
181
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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