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Raffs Beach Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Torquay (29 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
257 | 186 | 183 | 243 | 313 | 316 | 964 | 1018 | 930 | 869 | 742 | 581 | 548 | 595 | 595 | 701 | 680 | 613 | 527 | 486 | 373 | 367 | 319 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.40m | 10:24PM1.30m | 12:06PM1.51m | 11:20PM1.34m | 1:01PM1.60m | 00:14AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.39m | 4:57PM0.79m | 5:05AM0.29m | 6:03PM0.78m | 6:01AM0.20m | 7:00PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 257 | 186 | 183 | 243 | 313 | 313 | 964 | 1018 | 930 | 869 | 742 | 581 | 548 | 595 | 595 | 701 | 680 | 613 | 527 | 486 | 373 | 367 | 319 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 316 | 27 | 41 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
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