
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raiven today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
163 | 52 | 50 | 43 | 55 | 70 | 106 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 93 | 79 | 104 | 107 | 135 | 163 | 159 | 155 | 125 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:22AM0.94m | 2:56AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM-0.05m | 11:15AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
8 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 64 | 66 | 93 | 79 | 104 | 107 | 135 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 9 |
2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | 2 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 |
9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
163 | 52 | 50 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 106 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 159 | 155 | 125 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 206 | 108 | 206 | 108 | 269 | 206 | 206 | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 108 | 108 | 269 | 269 | 108 |
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