Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raiven today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 8PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 624 | 539 | 499 | 436 | 427 | 417 | 363 | 346 | 346 | 313 | 336 | 294 | 254 | 254 | 218 | 213 | 208 | 281 | 227 | 164 |
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 |
High Tide | 00:30AM0.71m | 1:19AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.05m | 10:01AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 9 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | W 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 624 | 539 | 499 | 436 | 427 | 417 | 363 | 346 | 346 | 313 | 336 | 294 | 254 | 254 | 218 | 213 | 208 | 281 | 227 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 206 | 2305 | 2305 | 694 | 694 | 694 | 694 | 206 | 206 | 270 | 206 | 270 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 108 | 270 | 108 |
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