Surf Forecasts:
Raffs Beach surf forecast from 5 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period, SW swell with 11,457 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s 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 Sunday (Sep 06) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Raffs Beach in the next 16 days are 4.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raffs Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and here’s how it’s looking for Raffs Beach.
The next couple of days are a write-off, but don’t give up hope. The surf starts to show some life later on, but you’ve gotta be patient. The first week is mostly a battle with lumpy, blown-out conditions from strong cross-onshore winds, so we’re looking at a lot of "wait and see" until we hit a proper window.
The real standout, without a doubt, is the morning of Thursday, September 12th. We’ve got a solid 7.5ft SW groundswell with a long 16-second period pushing in. The water is about average for this time of year. The kicker? It’s glassy, clean, with a light offshore breeze. This is proper, powerful stuff – combined energy is pumping at 2537 – so this is one for the experienced crew only. The waves will have real weight and shape, making it worth the wait after all the slop.
Before that, the morning of Saturday, September 7th offers a smaller 4.3ft SW swell, but with a cross-on breeze, it’s not going to be anywhere near as clean or as good. The following week has a few flickers of hope, but nothing compares to that Thursday morning. The morning of September 17th is another one to circle, with a 8.2ft SW groundswell and glassy conditions, again only for the experts, but it’s a long way off and less certain.
The gap after the 12th drops off quickly, with small, messy surf and then another serious pulse of big, blown-out swell around the 15th and 16th, which is way too big and messy for paddling. The pattern is messy, and the good windows are short and sharp.
Stay rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 15 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1833 | 2584 | 1708 | 1169 | 688 | 488 | 668 | 676 | 786 | 1961 | 4350 | 4765 | 8811 | 9067 | 7272 | 5263 | 3330 | 1999 | 1918 | 1319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.42m | 6:00AM1.38m | 5:17PM1.37m | 6:59AM1.31m | 6:13PM1.30m | 8:07AM1.24m | 7:28PM1.23m | 9:24AM1.22m | 8:58PM1.19m | 10:41AM1.24m | 10:31PM1.22m | 11:44AM1.29m | 11:52PM1.31m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.13m | 11:38AM0.68m | 00:08AM0.18m | 12:33PM0.74m | 1:09AM0.25m | 1:44PM0.76m | 2:23AM0.32m | 3:11PM0.74m | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:42PM0.65m | 5:10AM0.36m | 5:52PM0.51m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1833 | — | 1708 | 1169 | 688 | 488 | 69 | 676 | 276 | 1961 | 2325 | 756 | 540 | 9067 | 7272 | 5263 | 3330 | 1999 | 1918 | 1319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SW 18 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 6 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 22 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 58 | 12 | — | 18 | 69 | 55 | 786 | 59 | — | 94 | — | 951 | 556 | 257 | 168 | 141 | — | 1065 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | S 22 | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 373 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 2584 | — | — | 62 | 82 | 668 | — | — | 51 | 4350 | 4765 | 8811 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 297 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 499 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 369 | 797 | 1059 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
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