
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | NNE 5 | N 6 | E 10 | SSE 9 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 77 | 70 | 96 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 46 | 82 | 18 | 29 | 104 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 197 | 318 | 434 | 376 | 497 | 529 | 471 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.05m | 2:50PM1.54m | 3:16AM1.03m | 4:06PM1.62m | 4:37AM1.09m | 5:11PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.38m | 9:46PM0.47m | 9:06AM0.38m | 10:58PM0.39m | 10:22AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
11 | 77 | 70 | 96 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 95 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 434 | 376 | 8 | 8 | 471 | 348 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 5 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
27 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 82 | 106 | 89 | 104 | 126 | 45 | 160 | 197 | 318 | — | — | 497 | 529 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 265 | 387 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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