Raffs Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.28° S 144.51° E

Raffs Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Raffs Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.2° 

Raffs Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Raffs Beach surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period, SW swell with 12,574 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s 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 (Jul 08) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Raffs Beach in the next 16 days are 5.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Wed 8th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 16s
Best Surf10AM (Sun 12th Jul)13ft (4.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 7AM (Wed 15th Jul)18ft (5.5m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Raffs Beach over the next 16 days.


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