Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 949 | 924 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 331 | 326 | 316 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 252 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54AM2.45m | 4:09PM2.34m | 4:30AM2.51m | 4:47PM2.32m | 5:07AM2.53m | 5:26PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.29m | 10:14PM0.23m | 10:42AM0.25m | 10:50PM0.24m | 11:22AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 949 | 924 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 810 | 716 | 621 | 526 | 511 | 451 | 444 | 386 | 380 | 380 | 331 | 326 | 316 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 66 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 56 | 52 | 252 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 216 | 14 | 0 |
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