Raffs Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s coming down the line for Raffs Beach. We’ve got a bit of a wild ride ahead, so strap in.

The opening is a bit of a beast. We kick off on Friday afternoon, July 3rd, with a big, powerful SW groundswell – 12ft at 16 seconds, and the combined energy is pumping hard at 6265. That’s a lot of water moving, but with a cross-shore breeze it’s going to be a messy, challenging beast. This one’s for the big-wave crew only, and even then, the wind isn’t doing us any favours. It’s too big for most of us.

Saturday, July 4th continues the theme. The morning has a still-too-big 10ft SW swell (period 13 seconds, energy 4984) with a cross wind, but the afternoon drops to 8ft and turns cross-onshore and choppy – a write-off. Sunday the 5th is a complete no-go with strong cross-onshore winds and lumpy conditions.

We’ve got a big gap of poor surf through the start of the week until Monday morning, July 6th. That’s when things finally turn around. Monday morning brings a drop to 5ft SW swell at a juicy 14 seconds (energy 1070), and here’s the kicker – a light offshore breeze from the N, and it’s clean. This is the standout of the whole period for experienced surfers. The water temp is around 57°, which is about average for this time of year. Get on it before the wind shifts.

The rest of the first week has some promising windows. Tuesday morning, July 7th, goes glassy with a 3ft SW groundswell (energy 706) – tiny but perfect for a log or a learner. Wednesday morning, July 8th, is another glassy gem, with 5ft SW swell at a very long 18 seconds (energy 1977). That long period will wrap nicely into Raffs, but at a beach break it might section up a bit – still, clean and powerful. Excellent for experienced surfers again.

Thursday and Friday look good too, with clean conditions and offshore or cross-off winds on 4-5ft SW swell. But honestly, Monday the 6th is the one to circle.

Then we hit another rough patch. From the afternoon of Sunday, July 12th, the wind picks up again, and by Monday, July 13th, we’re back to a massive, stormy 15-16ft SW swell with strong winds. This continues through to Thursday, July 16th, with onshore gales and poor conditions – a solid four-day blank.

The very tail end of the outlook, around Saturday, July 18th, shows some hope with a 5ft SW swell and a light cross wind, but it’s marginal and uncertain this far out. Keep an eye on it.

Best Bet: Monday morning, July 6th. Clean, offshore, solid 5ft+ groundswell. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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