Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2.4
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
885
859
637
1863
1465
1432
1078
1014
1001
976
2414
844
821
1325
1266
1299
1259
1374
1286
1092
1003
903
760
678
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
W
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:42PM1.35m
9:28AM1.37m
8:38PM1.34m
10:39AM1.44m
9:38PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.81m
2:30AM0.36m
3:03PM0.87m
3:31AM0.30m
4:18PM0.90m
4:33AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
3
4
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
18
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
9
8
10
10
Feels °C
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
12
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
6
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
885
859
637
1863
1465
1432
1078
1014
1001
976
1091
844
821
1325
1266
1299
1259
1374
1286
1092
1003
903
760
678
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
22
0.1
S
21
0.9
SW
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
73
9
608
28
25
24
23
21
20
5
48
42
63
93
57
58
60
31
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
16
7
71
20
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.4
WNW
3
2.4
WSW
15
0.8
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
16
15
26
34
42
46
54
41
29
3
2414
34
38
4
3
7
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
5
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
0
31
35
142
142
502
149
20
16
54
10
10
11
10
11
13
13
13
3
3
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
3
2
5
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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