Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 12AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). 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 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raffs Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2620 | 2725 | 2325 | 2140 | 1307 | 1900 | 2027 | 1953 | 1904 | 1983 | 2075 | 2517 | 3456 | 1092 | 4607 | 3065 | 3160 | 3364 | 4823 | 2734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:55PM1.30m | 1:46AM1.46m | 1:38PM1.35m | 2:32AM1.54m | 2:17PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.28m | 7:54AM0.48m | 7:59PM0.19m | 8:36AM0.48m | 8:39PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2620 | 2725 | 2325 | 2140 | 1307 | 1900 | 2027 | 1953 | 1904 | 1983 | 2075 | 1801 | 1752 | 1092 | 2326 | 69 | — | — | 4823 | 2734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 147 | 82 | 46 | 44 | 795 | 55 | 54 | 96 | 46 | — | — | 43 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 3 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 15 | 37 | 47 | 167 | 2517 | 3456 | 5 | 4607 | 3065 | 3160 | 3364 | 2975 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 513 | 689 | 762 | 297 |
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