Raps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.15° N 85.81° W

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Raps sea temperature is

30.4°C

Raps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Raps today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Raps at 5PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	15s

Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	304	565	551	551	509	489	412	401	301	401	401	395	384	357	211	216	219	227	295	302	580	560	496	295
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	WSW	W	SSW	ESE	NNE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	S	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		11:31AM2.04m				11:58PM2.29m					12:29PM2.08m				00:48AM2.36m				1:19PM2.13m				1:32AM2.40m
Low Tide				5:37PM0.51m					6:22AM0.44m				6:31PM0.49m				7:12AM0.35m				7:18PM0.45m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—
	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	2	3	4	2	1	4	5	5	4	1	4	8	29	13	8	6	6
Temp °C	28	28	28	25	25	24	25	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	26	27	25	25	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	32	31	31	29	29	28	29	28	28	29	28	29	28	27	28	27	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 6	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 6	SW 13	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7
kJ	88	565	551	551	509	489	412	401	301	401	75	395	384	357	40	175	39	46	88	101	104	108	114	114
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	S 7	SW 14	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 13	SW 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	304	57	77	79	77	38	37	36	35	36	401	69	58	40	175	40	136	175	175	302	580	560	496	295
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 8	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SW 18	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 13	S 12	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19
kJ	229	31	52	42	73	44	40	40	39	79	37	35	37	35	211	216	219	227	295	175	12	79	131	210
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	10	202	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	216	105	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2		3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2			3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3	3	3
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