
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
295 | 476 | 557 | 353 | 377 | 207 | 260 | 279 | 218 | 214 | 209 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 113 | 241 | 227 | 209 | 192 | 188 | 184 | 189 | 110 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.05m | 5:32PM1.59m | 5:28AM1.06m | 6:20PM1.68m | 6:26AM1.10m | 7:02PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.74m | 10:20AM0.49m | 00:20AM0.66m | 11:16AM0.46m | 1:06AM0.57m | 12:06PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
83 | 318 | 348 | 308 | 238 | 207 | 260 | 279 | 218 | 214 | 209 | 209 | 173 | 169 | 113 | 241 | 227 | 209 | 192 | 188 | 184 | 189 | 110 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 |
26 | 64 | 61 | 353 | 377 | 206 | 138 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 108 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 |
26 | 26 | 138 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — |
295 | 476 | 557 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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