Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 10AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 416 | 422 | 428 | 401 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 301 | 245 | 238 | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 188 | 275 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23AM2.44m | 6:44PM2.14m | 7:05AM2.29m | 7:29PM1.98m | 7:50AM2.14m | 8:18PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.28m | 12:41PM0.36m | 00:48AM0.43m | 1:27PM0.49m | 1:31AM0.58m | 2:16PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 410 | 416 | 422 | 428 | 401 | 471 | 539 | 539 | 459 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 111 | 115 | 126 | 118 | 123 | 120 | 120 | 123 | 188 | 275 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 90 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 350 | 301 | 245 | 238 | 224 | 186 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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