Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 620 | 612 | 605 | 499 | 479 | 466 | 459 | 341 | 442 | 686 | 679 | 1074 | 1133 | 1137 | 1364 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1297 | 1297 | 1265 | 1248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:07AM2.61m | 5:42PM2.33m | 5:59AM2.48m | 6:38PM2.26m | 6:56AM2.34m | 7:39PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.07m | 11:45PM0.29m | 12:22PM0.17m | 00:43AM0.40m | 1:20PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 620 | 612 | 605 | 499 | 479 | 466 | 459 | 341 | 341 | 686 | 679 | 1074 | 1133 | 1137 | 1364 | 1347 | 1330 | 1314 | 1314 | 1297 | 1297 | 1265 | 1248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 50 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 321 | 442 | 341 | 341 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 22 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 17 | 65 | 60 | 133 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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