Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
364
1158
1355
1243
1462
2221
3532
2207
2653
2952
3919
4511
5058
5273
5974
6878
6044
5672
8284
4772
4101
5832
5489
3101
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:01AM1.36m
7:59PM1.36m
10:15AM1.39m
9:07PM1.33m
11:27AM1.43m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.27m
2:27PM0.89m
3:02AM0.25m
3:45PM0.91m
4:10AM0.23m
5:09PM0.87m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
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5:16
5:17
5:19
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1
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Temp °C
9
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11
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
10
11
11
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13
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12
Feels °C
0
4
3
3
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
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5
7
7
7
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8
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