Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1083
976
947
846
821
673
673
545
545
480
424
363
295
291
248
244
200
235
253
299
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
W
20
S
15
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:29PM1.04m
9:08AM1.12m
8:53PM1.03m
10:12AM1.12m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.75m
2:09AM0.47m
3:09PM0.72m
3:24AM0.49m
4:22PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
15
21
22
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
11
11
9
12
19
22
21
21
19
19
16
17
17
12
11
12
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