Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | N 4 | NNW 5 | E 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 37 | 50 | 26 | 421 | 904 | 1293 | 1879 | 2734 | 2712 | 2160 | 1772 | 1529 | 1498 | 1402 | 1171 | 937 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.53m | 10:27PM1.28m | 11:08AM1.49m | 10:58PM1.16m | 11:55AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.52m | 4:29AM0.42m | 5:27PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.48m | 6:27PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | NE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | N 5 | N 5 | E 13 | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 9 | E 14 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 37 | 50 | 33 | 421 | 904 | 1293 | 1879 | 2734 | 2712 | 2160 | 1772 | 1529 | 1498 | 1402 | 1171 | 937 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 1743 | 176 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 170 | 203 | 1374 | 1374 | 1044 | 903 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 324 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
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