Surf Forecasts:
Raffs Beach surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period, SW swell with 2,255 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Raffs Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Raffs Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Raffs Beach in the next 16 days are 2.2m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raffs Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 169 | 191 | 142 | 121 | 183 | 140 | 523 | 482 | 1780 | 2197 | 1958 | 1855 | 1383 | 954 | 1357 | 435 | 839 | 940 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.48m | 4:10PM1.50m | 5:00AM1.44m | 4:40PM1.46m | 5:41AM1.39m | 5:09PM1.40m | 6:23AM1.32m | 5:39PM1.33m | 7:08AM1.26m | 6:12PM1.26m | 7:59AM1.21m | 6:56PM1.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.47m | 10:36PM0.22m | 10:48AM0.56m | 11:11PM0.24m | 11:22AM0.65m | 11:46PM0.28m | 11:57AM0.73m | 00:23AM0.32m | 12:37PM0.79m | 1:04AM0.36m | 1:27PM0.83m | 1:53AM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 400 | 169 | 191 | 142 | 121 | 183 | 140 | 523 | 482 | 1780 | 2197 | 1958 | 1855 | 1383 | 954 | 1357 | 435 | 839 | 940 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 82 | 133 | 133 | 56 | 40 | 58 | 22 | 19 | 186 | 595 | 574 | 47 | 209 | 17 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 16 | SE 7 | WSW 9 | E 8 | SW 7 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 17 | SSW 16 | — | SW 21 | WSW 21 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 98 | 216 | — | — | — | 190 | 24 | 53 | — | 18 | 43 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 13 | 44 | 83 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 51 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
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