Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 211 | 211 | 254 | 427 | 357 | 193 | 221 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 245 | 373 | 369 | 365 | 804 | 786 | 777 | 871 | 1201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:50AM2.30m | 2:08PM2.50m | 2:43AM2.46m | 3:00PM2.56m | 3:32AM2.58m | 3:48PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.31m | 8:28PM0.09m | 8:50AM0.21m | 9:16PM0.02m | 9:40AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 168 | 138 | 211 | 254 | 427 | 357 | 65 | 61 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 258 | 255 | 55 | 57 | 251 | 306 | 318 | 804 | 786 | 777 | 871 | 1201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 219 | 211 | 136 | 56 | 76 | 73 | 193 | 221 | 181 | 181 | 176 | 55 | 57 | 255 | 245 | 61 | 369 | 365 | 53 | 206 | 205 | 160 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 56 | 58 | 58 | 101 | 124 | 113 | 95 | 90 | 72 | 93 | 92 | 97 | 27 | 136 | 239 | 373 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 50 | 297 | 251 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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