Raffs Beach surf break

Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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Raffs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (15 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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)
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
SW
18
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
719
687
625
595
580
425
377
301
264
257
186
183
276
313
316
1084
1018
930
773
682
581
564
612
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM1.30m
9:27PM1.27m
11:03AM1.40m
10:24PM1.30m
12:06PM1.51m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.48m
3:43PM0.78m
4:06AM0.39m
4:57PM0.79m
5:05AM0.29m
6:03PM0.78m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
2
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
17
19
19
18
16
14
14
15
15
18
18
17
15
15
14
12
10
15
16
17
16
15
13
11
11
14
15
17
15
12
12
14
15
18
18
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
502
719
687
625
595
580
425
377
301
264
257
186
183
276
313
313
1084
1018
930
773
682
581
564
612
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.7
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
102
5
6
9
1
2
5
2
7
316
5
25
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SW
20
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
5
1
1
60
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.4
ENE
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.3
NE
7
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
11
2
5
5
7
5
2
2
3
6
12
11
4
3
7
5
9
2
3
9
15
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
3
0
3
3
3
0
0
3
35
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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