Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 535 | 535 | 403 | 142 | 278 | 295 | 183 | 335 | 451 | 509 | 632 | 790 | 1860 | 1775 | 1474 | 1438 | 1317 | 1164 | 1020 | 899 | 899 | 1949 | 656 | 919 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09AM1.20m | 10:26PM1.08m | 12:01PM1.24m | 11:37PM1.13m | 12:43PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.41m | 5:11PM0.75m | 5:06AM0.39m | 6:08PM0.65m | 6:06AM0.36m | 6:51PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 535 | 535 | 403 | 135 | 278 | 295 | 183 | 335 | 451 | 509 | 632 | 604 | 1860 | 1775 | 1474 | 1438 | 1317 | 1164 | 1020 | 899 | 899 | 957 | 656 | 919 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — | — | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 89 | 22 | 21 | 142 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 188 | 384 | 481 | 628 | 790 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 5 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 21 | 75 | 73 | 117 | 143 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1949 | 56 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
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