Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1665 | 1437 | 1369 | 1254 | 625 | 986 | 947 | 928 | 815 | 772 | 733 | 725 | 804 | 769 | 784 | 748 | 652 | 549 | 480 | 384 | 314 | 347 | 407 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:21AM1.31m | 3:36PM1.51m | 3:33AM1.23m | 4:41PM1.63m | 4:46AM1.19m | 5:41PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.33m | 9:58PM0.57m | 9:49AM0.29m | 11:14PM0.48m | 10:49AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1665 | 1437 | 1250 | 1254 | 268 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 815 | 772 | 733 | 725 | 804 | 769 | 784 | 748 | 652 | 549 | 480 | 384 | 276 | 221 | 407 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | S 22 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 247 | — | — | 9 | — | 78 | 206 | 200 | 28 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 76 | 195 | 314 | 347 | 161 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1503 | 936 | 1369 | 1207 | 625 | 986 | 947 | 928 | — | — | 50 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
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