Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 12AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 614 | 510 | 452 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 679 | 679 | 582 | 487 | 454 | 443 | 511 | 504 | 498 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.68m | 10:07AM1.84m | 10:59PM1.73m | 11:15AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.78m | 3:48AM0.91m | 4:43PM0.78m | 5:02AM0.88m | 5:44PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 614 | 510 | 452 | 516 | 510 | 588 | 679 | 679 | 582 | 487 | 454 | 443 | 511 | 504 | 498 | 427 | 421 | 421 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 51 | 68 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 29 | 58 | 56 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 112 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 86 | 86 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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