Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 5AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1448 | 1213 | 1213 | 1213 | 1741 | 1722 | 1682 | 1529 | 1240 | 1330 | 1225 | 1210 | 1194 | 1179 | 1164 | 915 | 868 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.90m | 1:59PM2.16m | 2:35AM2.01m | 2:41PM2.23m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.51m | 7:47AM0.66m | 8:25PM0.43m | 8:31AM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1448 | 1213 | 1213 | 1213 | 1741 | 1722 | 1682 | 1529 | 1240 | 1330 | 1225 | 1210 | 1194 | 1179 | 1164 | 915 | 868 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 205 | 205 | 253 | 63 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 114 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 40 | 40 | 91 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 63 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
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