Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
3
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
!
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
2
WSW
14
3
WSW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1339
1430
1306
1109
946
851
827
975
990
975
872
790
1390
2102
1550
2113
2335
2160
2596
2013
2971
2846
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
30
NW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:05AM1.42m
4:30PM1.33m
5:41AM1.34m
4:59PM1.26m
6:21AM1.27m
5:34PM1.18m
Low Tide
10:52AM0.62m
11:02PM0.25m
11:26AM0.67m
11:37PM0.30m
12:05PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
18
21
22
21
18
17
16
15
21
25
25
20
16
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
12
15
19
20
16
13
12
9
13
16
19
15
12
6
6
3
4
4
4
5
6
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