Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 4AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 608 | 693 | 649 | 561 | 686 | 1501 | 1484 | 1450 | 1351 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.55m | 3:45PM2.33m | 3:57AM2.51m | 4:23PM2.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.26m | 9:38AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.28m | 10:16AM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 499 | 608 | 693 | 649 | 561 | 469 | 1501 | 1484 | 1450 | 1351 | 1039 | 1014 | 1014 | 1115 | 1115 | 1101 | 989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 446 | 346 | 407 | 407 | 534 | 686 | 88 | 64 | 56 | 31 | 32 | 45 | 69 | 65 | 121 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 15 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 64 | 57 | 78 | 109 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 68 | 38 | 82 | 41 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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