Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
3
2
1
2
2
2
!
0
!
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3
2
5
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
0.6
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2319
1985
1706
1833
1947
2383
2719
2873
3119
2971
1220
1270
2323
814
688
623
572
799
253
353
412
263
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
S
0
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:09AM1.45m
4:33PM1.42m
6:00AM1.38m
5:17PM1.37m
6:59AM1.31m
6:13PM1.30m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.62m
11:16PM0.13m
11:38AM0.68m
00:08AM0.18m
12:33PM0.74m
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
14
12
11
13
14
12
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
7
7
5
4
7
9
9
12
13
10
12
10
10
9
8
9
6
7
7
6
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