Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 875 | 964 | 842 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 598 | 676 | 607 | 607 | 529 | 962 | 386 | 381 | 357 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM2.40m | 1:40PM2.28m | 2:00AM2.49m | 2:25PM2.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.31m | 7:45PM0.30m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:28PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 875 | 964 | 842 | 640 | 623 | 606 | 598 | 536 | 598 | 676 | 453 | 453 | 529 | 962 | 313 | 304 | 357 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 257 | 91 | 91 | 546 | 546 | 450 | 299 | 260 | 209 | 319 | 607 | 607 | 323 | 99 | 386 | 381 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 14 | SW 20 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 59 | 186 | 56 | 89 | 125 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 104 | 101 | 17 | 134 | 47 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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