Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 424 | 424 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 401 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 419 | 261 | 257 | 208 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 186 | 201 | 207 | 210 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:24AM2.20m | 6:00PM2.02m | 6:05AM2.10m | 6:44PM1.96m | 6:49AM1.99m | 7:32PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.40m | 11:57PM0.65m | 12:27PM0.50m | 00:42AM0.74m | 1:10PM0.59m | 1:33AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 424 | 424 | 424 | 496 | 496 | 496 | 418 | 412 | 407 | 401 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 419 | 261 | 257 | 208 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 186 | 201 | 207 | 210 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 31 | 118 | 29 | 126 | 113 | 121 | 167 | 163 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 106 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 9 | NW 6 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 30 | 78 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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