Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 464 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 369 | 363 | 363 | 310 | 310 | 281 | 306 | 303 | 303 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.26m | 2:43AM2.47m | 3:04PM2.33m | 3:20AM2.57m | 3:43PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.32m | 8:58AM0.23m | 9:06PM0.24m | 9:37AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 478 | 464 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 424 | 369 | 363 | 363 | 300 | 291 | 281 | 207 | 203 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 62 | 68 | 59 | 66 | 41 | 354 | 267 | 214 | 310 | 310 | 208 | 306 | 302 | 295 | 280 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 219 | 47 | 60 | 246 | 246 | 300 | 366 | 297 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 90 | 66 | 65 | 303 | 303 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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