Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.4° 

Raffs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 12PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1346
1367
1387
1429
1343
1383
1203
940
844
1742
1456
1232
1111
813
650
736
716
1064
1063
1262
1456
1742
1776
2148
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:27AM1.32m
1:51PM1.36m
2:12AM1.40m
2:21PM1.40m
2:56AM1.46m
2:51PM1.42m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.35m
8:03PM0.34m
8:21AM0.37m
8:37PM0.25m
8:59AM0.42m
9:13PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
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5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
12
14
13
13
13
12
13
16
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
13
15
15
12
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
11
12
12
11
10
8
9
10
13
13
12
10
11
11
11
9
9
10
7
7
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