Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1151 | 1123 | 1109 | 1096 | 991 | 979 | 1068 | 1041 | 882 | 767 | 677 | 668 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 447 | 428 | 428 | 434 | 434 | 428 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:17AM2.64m | 4:34PM2.52m | 5:00AM2.63m | 5:18PM2.43m | 5:42AM2.56m | 6:01PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.13m | 10:44PM0.05m | 11:13AM0.17m | 11:26PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1151 | 1123 | 1109 | 1096 | 991 | 979 | 1068 | 1041 | 882 | 767 | 677 | 668 | 606 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 173 | 172 | 173 | 168 | 142 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 181 | 136 | 139 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 169 | 69 | 69 | 85 | 89 | 97 | 124 | 128 | 125 | 136 | 447 | 428 | 428 | 434 | 434 | 428 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 66 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 59 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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