Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 318 | 313 | 250 | 246 | 283 | 215 | 313 | 303 | 233 | 214 | 257 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.95m | 00:47AM1.99m | 1:02PM2.06m | 1:28AM2.16m | 1:45PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.63m | 6:55AM0.66m | 7:14PM0.53m | 7:39AM0.51m | 7:52PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 309 | 305 | 355 | 301 | 297 | 215 | 263 | 318 | 313 | 250 | 246 | 283 | 209 | 313 | 303 | 233 | 214 | 242 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 25 | 149 | 181 | 297 | 293 | 289 | 234 | 221 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 257 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 101 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
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