Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 46 | 38 | 55 | 74 | 71 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 151 | 151 | 331 | 301 | 435 | 558 | 272 | 503 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.46m | 4:57PM1.26m | 6:06AM1.38m | 5:30PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.19m | 11:30AM0.59m | 11:24PM0.24m | 12:04PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 71 | 89 | 91 | 95 | 151 | 151 | 331 | 301 | 435 | 558 | 272 | 503 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | — | WSW 11 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 18 | SE 15 | — | SW 16 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 35 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 48 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 152 | 9 | — | 214 | 18 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | E 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 38 | 22 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 127 | 4 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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