Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raiven today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 4AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). 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 (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 345 | 577 | 681 | 773 | 741 | 741 | 677 | 708 | 683 | 618 | 577 | 564 | 331 | 423 | 800 | 727 | 696 |
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 |
High Tide | 5:48PM0.77m | 2:39AM0.47m | 6:10PM0.77m | 6:39PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.46m | 10:00AM0.14m | 9:55AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 16 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 311 | 345 | 577 | 681 | 773 | 741 | 741 | 677 | 708 | 683 | 618 | 577 | 564 | 331 | 423 | 800 | 727 | 696 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2371 | 2444 | 2142 | 959 | 770 | 2142 | 770 | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 | 2142 | 2144 | 2144 | 2144 |
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