Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 1AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 738 | 738 | 730 | 872 | 808 | 799 | 1263 | 1124 | 1111 | 885 | 1048 | 976 | 875 | 864 | 748 | 748 | 739 | 729 | 657 | 558 | 551 | 544 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:56PM2.05m | 7:28AM2.25m | 7:43PM1.99m | 8:14AM2.26m | 8:38PM1.93m | 9:08AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.59m | 1:04AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.59m | 1:48AM0.52m | 2:38PM0.57m | 2:39AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 36 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 746 | 738 | 738 | 730 | 872 | 808 | 799 | 1263 | 1124 | 1111 | 885 | 1048 | 976 | 875 | 864 | 748 | 748 | 739 | 729 | 657 | 558 | 551 | 544 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 291 | 398 | 382 | 211 | 261 | 208 | 301 | 35 | 51 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 125 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 89 | 85 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | NW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 72 | 36 | 147 | 31 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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