Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 1PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 238 | 246 | 350 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 306 | 239 | 416 | 406 | 494 | 483 | 921 | 984 | 962 | 1062 | 1297 | 1555 | 1519 | 1567 | 1347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46AM2.50m | 6:09PM2.19m | 6:30AM2.44m | 6:57PM2.09m | 7:21AM2.34m | 7:53PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.28m | 00:10AM0.33m | 12:52PM0.35m | 00:59AM0.42m | 1:47PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 223 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 223 | 212 | 180 | 306 | 144 | 416 | 406 | 177 | 483 | 921 | 984 | 962 | 1062 | 1297 | 1555 | 1519 | 1567 | 1347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 246 | 350 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 144 | 239 | 144 | 177 | 494 | 174 | 138 | 105 | 60 | 60 | 105 | 78 | 89 | 22 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 194 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 231 | 24 | 136 | 215 | 273 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 32 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 24 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 211 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
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