Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 26s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 26s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 96 | 105 | 171 | 166 | 118 | 112 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 271 | 264 | 548 | 1015 | 1015 | 1005 | 641 | 441 | 647 | 834 | 1210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.09m | 10:03PM1.77m | 10:25AM2.02m | 11:07PM1.72m | 11:24AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.67m | 4:03AM0.76m | 5:03PM0.69m | 5:03AM0.80m | 6:02PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 31 | 34 | 86 | 120 | 166 | 118 | 112 | 158 | 113 | 69 | 88 | 62 | 116 | 1015 | 1015 | 1005 | 641 | 441 | 647 | 834 | 1210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 93 | 96 | 59 | 60 | 43 | 72 | 70 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 38 | 23 | 548 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 50 | 47 | 193 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 20 | 105 | 171 | 49 | 59 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 35 | 271 | 264 | 73 | 68 | 38 | 88 | 29 | 30 | 43 | 84 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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