Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 459 | 401 | 390 | 327 | 313 | 336 | 241 | 196 | 199 | 202 | 286 | 331 | 355 | 306 | 186 | 305 | 297 | 224 | 319 | 375 | 375 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:57AM2.27m | 11:42PM1.98m | 12:07PM2.33m | 00:51AM2.12m | 1:11PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.58m | 5:32PM0.44m | 5:44AM0.52m | 6:37PM0.33m | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:36PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 459 | 459 | 401 | 390 | 327 | 313 | 336 | 241 | 196 | 199 | 202 | 286 | 331 | 355 | 223 | 174 | 305 | 297 | 224 | 268 | 272 | 268 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 29 | 42 | 41 | 306 | 87 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 319 | 375 | 375 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 125 | 49 | 30 | 48 | 102 | 99 | 134 | 87 | 186 | 97 | 95 | 159 | 36 | 50 | 52 | 197 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 0 |
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