Raffs Beach surf break

Raffs Beach surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Raffs Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Raffs Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (07 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5093
3701
6533
3160
1871
3534
5547
5404
5168
4769
4105
4499
2939
2651
2344
1831
1543
1401
1269
1180
1060
849
795
734
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:49PM1.57m
3:12AM1.30m
4:22PM1.53m
3:47AM1.27m
4:56PM1.47m
4:25AM1.23m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.65m
9:36AM0.25m
10:26PM0.65m
10:10AM0.29m
11:01PM0.65m
rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
3
5
6
6
9
9
8
8
9
7
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
3
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1014
3041
920
1639
131
242
122
155
4499
2939
2651
2344
1831
1543
1401
1269
1180
1060
849
795
734
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
Energy kJ
931
67
67
70
69
100
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
5093
3701
6533
3160
1871
3534
5547
5404
5168
4769
4105
3434
29
39
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
8
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
524
514
16
513
513
513
533
369
369
555
33
33
33
11
11
11
90
60
16
11
11
11
16
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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