
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raiven today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 113 | 79 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 101 | 104 | 135 | 191 | 210 | 204 | 164 | 125 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 115 | 126 | 170 | 205 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:56AM0.93m | 3:23AM0.88m | 5:52PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM-0.05m | 11:15AM0.02m | 11:16AM0.11m | 8:48PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
10 | 10 | 79 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 101 | 104 | 135 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | ESE 9 |
7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
131 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | 210 | 204 | 164 | 125 | 93 | 88 | 85 | 115 | 126 | 170 | 205 | 206 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 269 | 270 | 2517 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 206 | 270 | 206 | 269 | 206 | 206 | 2384 | 2145 | 770 | 959 | 2145 | 2145 | 2144 | 2144 |
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