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Raffs Beach Surf Guide
Raffs Beach in Qeenscliff is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for rocks.
Raffs Beach Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Beach |  2.8 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Raffs Beach:
The best conditions reported for surf at Raffs Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.
Surf Forecasts:
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What's the best time of year to surf Raffs Beach (for consistent clean waves)?
mayBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Raffs Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winterand most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in May while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by mostsurfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
50%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
5%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).
Explore Raffs Beach Location Map
Interactive Raffs Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Raffs Beach is Avalon Airport (AVV) in Australia, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Raffs Beach is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW), also in Australia, 62 km (39 miles) away.
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Raffs Beach Surf Forecasts:
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Credit: Darren EvansCredit: Darren EvansCredit: Darren Evans
Raffs Beach Sea Temperature
The water temperature (15.0 °C) at Raffs Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.Current Temp*: 15.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellitewater-tempView Sea Temp MapSwell History at Raffs Beach
Surf stats for Raffs Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Average Swell
Wind History at Raffs Beach
Wind stats for Raffs Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Average Wind
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Point Lonsdale
- Beach and reef
- 2.4
Reliability: fairly consistent
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Bancoora
- Reef
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Reliability: fairly consistent
10km away
Point Impossible
- Reef and point
- 2.4
Reliability: fairly consistent
11km away
Reef
Sandbar
Wave Buoys Nearest To Raffs Beach:
- Closest Wave BuoyCape Sorell Waverider Buoy267 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyEden Waverider Buoy319 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyBatemans Bay Waverider Buoy369 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyPort Kembla Waverider Buoy448 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyCape du Couedic Buoy461 mi
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