Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 236 | 303 | 299 | 339 | 383 | 522 | 522 | 686 | 679 | 745 | 774 | 844 | 834 | 834 | 909 | 803 | 793 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.09m | 11:24PM2.13m | 11:49AM2.13m | 00:24AM2.27m | 12:49PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.63m | 5:02PM0.50m | 5:38AM0.55m | 6:04PM0.44m | 6:40AM0.43m | 6:58PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 249 | 249 | 245 | 241 | 196 | 187 | 223 | 178 | 149 | 339 | 383 | 522 | 522 | 686 | 679 | 745 | 774 | 844 | 834 | 834 | 909 | 803 | 793 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 121 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 80 | 303 | 299 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 108 | 63 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 224 | 264 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 7 | SW 21 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 186 | 236 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 23 | 27 | 74 | 106 | 24 | 224 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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