Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raiven today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Raiven at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). 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 (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Raiven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 427 | 383 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 383 | 383 | 282 | 669 | 673 | 708 | 692 | 677 | 631 | 605 | 644 |
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 | 3:25AM0.49m | 5:48PM0.77m | 2:39AM0.47m | 6:10PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.44m | 10:07AM0.18m | 1:13AM0.46m | 10:00AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 427 | 427 | 383 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 383 | 383 | 282 | 669 | 673 | 708 | 692 | 677 | 631 | 605 | 644 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2145 | 2144 | 2144 | 959 | 2377 | 206 | 2395 | 2444 | 2395 | 2395 | 2142 | 2377 | 976 | 2377 | 770 | 2444 | 2371 | 2371 |
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