Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raiven today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 1PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). 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 (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 452 | 498 | 441 | 427 | 375 | 365 | 356 | 327 | 318 | 337 | 319 | 308 | 337 | 320 | 345 | 345 | 341 | 310 | 318 | 359 | 392 |
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 | 5:25PM0.63m | 3:53AM0.62m | 5:24PM0.70m | 3:43AM0.55m | 5:32PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM0.23m | 10:32PM0.43m | 10:26AM0.23m | 11:17PM0.43m | 10:16AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 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 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 370 | 452 | 498 | 441 | 427 | 375 | 365 | 356 | 327 | 318 | 337 | 319 | 308 | 337 | 320 | 345 | 345 | 341 | 310 | 318 | 359 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2145 | 2145 | 2145 | 2145 | 2305 | 2305 | 2371 | 2305 | 2305 | 2305 | 2305 | 2305 | 2305 | 694 | 694 | 694 | 694 | 2142 | 2142 | 2145 | 2145 | 2144 |
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