Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 2AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 246 | 427 | 408 | 361 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 357 | 352 | 411 | 406 | 339 | 266 | 258 | 355 | 355 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45PM2.16m | 7:06AM2.33m | 7:45PM2.06m | 8:10AM2.20m | 8:56PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.26m | 00:48AM0.42m | 1:32PM0.38m | 1:50AM0.54m | 2:38PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 129 | 143 | 140 | 94 | 62 | 74 | 132 | 411 | 406 | 77 | 266 | 258 | 355 | 355 | 350 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | W 9 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 67 | 427 | 108 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 120 | 94 | 99 | 352 | 108 | 64 | 339 | 57 | 82 | 96 | 76 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 246 | 90 | 408 | 361 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 357 | 65 | 63 | 110 | 103 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 54 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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