
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 404 | 384 | 341 | 230 | 216 | 179 | 103 | 102 | 62 | 39 | 30 | 117 | 146 | 133 | 154 | 139 | 84 | 82 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.35m | 11:08PM1.54m | 11:50AM1.37m | 11:52PM1.41m | 12:47PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.44m | 5:35AM0.31m | 5:47PM0.49m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:54PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
412 | 404 | 384 | 341 | 230 | 216 | 179 | 103 | 102 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 117 | 146 | 133 | 154 | 139 | 84 | 82 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 21 | S 21 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 21 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | E 18 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 |
23 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | 13 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 176 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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