Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 302 | 421 | 367 | 427 | 427 | 437 | 459 | 874 | 871 | 1087 | 453 | 1074 | 1038 | 823 | 719 | 719 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:41AM2.19m | 1:02PM2.32m | 1:36AM2.36m | 1:56PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:19PM0.27m | 7:46AM0.31m | 8:08PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 196 | 302 | 421 | 367 | 427 | 427 | 437 | 459 | 874 | 871 | 1087 | 453 | 1074 | 1038 | 823 | 719 | 719 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 219 | 154 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 125 | 120 | 202 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 442 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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