Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 101 | 93 | 218 | 259 | 237 | 256 | 270 | 291 | 291 | 256 | 256 | 237 | 260 | 387 | 218 | 379 | 372 | 274 | 263 | 235 | 275 | 169 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.29m | 7:45PM1.76m | 8:06AM1.36m | 8:18PM1.75m | 8:40AM1.41m | 8:51PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM0.36m | 1:15PM0.36m | 2:14AM0.30m | 1:53PM0.32m | 2:43AM0.27m | 2:31PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 124 | 101 | 93 | 66 | 87 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 69 | 291 | 256 | 256 | 237 | 260 | 387 | 218 | 379 | 372 | 274 | 263 | 235 | 54 | 169 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | — | NE 12 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 10 | 67 | 51 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 33 | 103 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 52 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 12 | S 16 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 16 | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 63 | 30 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 4 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 40 | 114 | 218 | 259 | 237 | 256 | 270 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 275 | 29 | 386 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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