Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 1123 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 | 844 | 606 | 598 | 384 | 313 | 224 | 406 | 400 | 255 | 251 | 169 | 178 | 191 | 176 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05PM1.53m | 3:35AM1.50m | 3:39PM1.53m | 4:18AM1.48m | 4:10PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.24m | 9:35AM0.38m | 9:59PM0.21m | 10:12AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1180 | 1123 | 1096 | 1055 | 949 | 844 | 606 | 598 | 384 | 313 | 224 | 406 | 400 | 255 | 251 | 169 | 178 | 191 | 176 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 37 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 246 | 188 | 167 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 19 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 5 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 122 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 10 | 18 | — | — | 35 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 56 | 81 | 67 | 20 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 0 | 10 |
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