Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 476 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 390 | 390 | 342 | 399 | 547 | 637 | 522 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.82m | 11:09PM1.92m | 11:30AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.88m | 4:47PM0.75m | 5:25AM0.78m | 5:39PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 476 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 390 | 390 | 342 | 337 | 323 | 637 | 522 | 487 | 464 | 458 | 539 | 788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 253 | 246 | 221 | 323 | 399 | 547 | 219 | 215 | 215 | 172 | 172 | 167 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 157 | 186 | 253 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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