Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 701 | 683 | 631 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 285 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:44PM2.46m | 3:08AM2.60m | 3:28PM2.47m | 3:49AM2.63m | 4:10PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.20m | 8:53PM0.12m | 9:21AM0.13m | 9:35PM0.11m | 10:04AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 701 | 683 | 631 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 346 | 346 | 341 | 285 | 221 | 215 | 212 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 99 | 96 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 46 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 52 | 68 | 40 | 44 | 76 | 78 | 171 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 17 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 33 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 47 | 60 | 60 | 134 | 184 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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