Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 5AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 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 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 854 | 964 | 1199 | 940 | 929 | 929 | 917 | 1031 | 906 | 894 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 543 | 543 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.96m | 8:03PM1.79m | 8:16AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.76m | 1:46PM0.67m | 2:03AM0.86m | 2:44PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 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 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 854 | 964 | 1199 | 940 | 929 | 929 | 917 | 1031 | 906 | 894 | 849 | 649 | 631 | 623 | 543 | 543 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 19 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 91 | 115 | 114 | 107 | 68 | 70 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 69 | 89 | 86 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 100 | 65 | 46 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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