Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 339 | 298 | 286 | 350 | 355 | 361 | 309 | 248 | 248 | 252 | 260 | 263 | 280 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 361 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.45m | 6:15AM2.54m | 6:31PM2.31m | 7:02AM2.45m | 7:20PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.10m | 12:28PM0.30m | 00:41AM0.24m | 1:19PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 164 | 339 | 298 | 286 | 350 | 355 | 361 | 309 | 248 | 248 | 252 | 260 | 263 | 212 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 146 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 280 | 212 | 193 | 190 | 361 | 348 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 129 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 127 | 170 | 201 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 144 | 187 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 8 | N 6 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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