Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | 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 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 370 | 370 | 249 | 162 | 160 | 208 | 251 | 254 | 254 | 310 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 269 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 276 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.37m | 4:40AM2.63m | 5:06PM2.33m | 5:24AM2.57m | 5:53PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.19m | 10:59AM0.10m | 11:07PM0.22m | 11:45AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 134 | 130 | 154 | 158 | 160 | 208 | 251 | 104 | 254 | 310 | 254 | 361 | 348 | 269 | 218 | 218 | 221 | 276 | 291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 370 | 370 | 249 | 162 | 58 | 90 | 88 | 254 | 75 | 54 | 104 | 106 | 39 | 39 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 87 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 7 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 162 | 152 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 57 | 32 | 33 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 130 | 133 | 131 | 129 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
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