Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 1PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 112 | 112 | 154 | 112 | 112 | 152 | 245 | 302 | 357 | 373 | 373 | 299 | 522 | 777 | 1215 | 1201 | 1081 | 1123 | 1109 | 1314 | 1297 | 1179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:07AM2.08m | 2:16PM2.21m | 2:44AM2.22m | 2:55PM2.28m | 3:20AM2.35m | 3:32PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.56m | 8:31PM0.38m | 8:48AM0.45m | 9:06PM0.30m | 9:27AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 245 | 302 | 357 | 306 | 47 | 48 | 522 | 777 | 1215 | 1201 | 1081 | 1123 | 1109 | 1314 | 1297 | 1179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 78 | 77 | 154 | 76 | 106 | 152 | 34 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 373 | 299 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 68 | 88 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 9 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 112 | 112 | 76 | 112 | 112 | 74 | 15 | 144 | 241 | 373 | 214 | 175 | 119 | 155 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 38 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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