Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 12PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 211 | 163 | 206 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 181 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.94m | 00:36AM1.79m | 12:46PM2.02m | 1:25AM1.93m | 1:34PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.85m | 6:26PM0.67m | 6:33AM0.78m | 7:14PM0.57m | 7:24AM0.68m | 7:54PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 330 | 322 | 318 | 314 | 211 | 53 | 52 | 203 | 198 | 191 | 183 | 181 | 39 | 48 | 59 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 314 | 258 | 255 | 252 | 243 | 346 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 163 | 206 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 110 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 75 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 58 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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