Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
710 | 710 | 821 | 976 | 865 | 851 | 753 | 528 | 862 | 1155 | 1155 | 2027 | 1589 | 821 | 821 | 746 | 604 | 604 | 315 | 142 | 208 | 347 | 183 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:59AM1.18m | 7:55PM1.11m | 10:06AM1.18m | 9:09PM1.07m | 11:09AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.39m | 2:32PM0.84m | 2:52AM0.41m | 3:52PM0.82m | 3:59AM0.41m | 5:11PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
710 | 710 | 821 | 976 | 865 | 851 | 753 | 528 | 862 | 1155 | — | 2027 | 1589 | — | 42 | 746 | 604 | 604 | 315 | 135 | 208 | 347 | 183 | 335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | S 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SW 20 |
31 | 31 | 50 | 252 | 175 | 264 | 132 | 302 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 91 | 89 | 22 | 48 | 142 | 140 | 72 | 71 | 188 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 15 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 20 |
15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 75 | 73 | 117 | 143 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 77 | 72 | 1155 | 1147 | 905 | 821 | 821 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 110 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 16 | 197 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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