Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raiven today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 416 | 427 | 437 | 392 | 383 | 437 | 273 | 402 | 402 | 359 | 383 | 245 | 290 | 613 | 775 | 775 | 677 | 617 | 554 | 618 | 644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:32PM0.75m | 3:25AM0.49m | 5:48PM0.77m | 2:39AM0.47m | 6:10PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.21m | 00:05AM0.44m | 10:07AM0.18m | 1:13AM0.46m | 10:00AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 355 | 416 | 427 | 437 | 392 | 383 | 437 | 273 | 402 | 402 | 359 | 383 | 245 | 290 | 613 | 775 | 775 | 677 | 617 | 554 | 618 | 644 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 | 2645 | 2643 | 2144 | 2144 | 2144 | 2371 | 2444 | 2444 | 2395 | 2444 | 2377 | 2150 | 2377 | 770 | 2377 | 770 | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 |
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