Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Raps today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Raps at 6AM is: 1.1m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Raps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 548 | 1015 | 1015 | 1005 | 641 | 441 | 647 | 834 | 1210 | 1210 | 1198 | 1059 | 920 | 911 | 1099 | 1087 | 1199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:07PM1.72m | 11:24AM2.00m | 00:08AM1.74m | 12:21PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.80m | 6:02PM0.66m | 6:03AM0.78m | 6:56PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 116 | 1015 | 1015 | 1005 | 641 | 441 | 647 | 834 | 1210 | 1210 | 1198 | 1059 | 920 | 911 | 1099 | 1087 | 1199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 11 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 548 | 82 | 64 | 85 | 54 | 37 | 142 | 197 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 45 | 42 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | S 7 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 73 | 68 | 37 | 41 | 69 | 30 | 44 | 84 | 108 | 103 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 224 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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