Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 453 | 427 | 427 | 461 | 502 | 558 | 527 | 493 | 275 | 500 | 464 | 364 | 515 | 496 | 527 | 388 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.41m | 11:47AM1.40m | 11:37PM1.27m | 12:37PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.50m | 5:22AM0.40m | 5:48PM0.62m | 5:55AM0.45m | 6:48PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 493 | 275 | 281 | 464 | 364 | 515 | 80 | 70 | 388 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 69 | 117 | 120 | 123 | 157 | 105 | 35 | 6 | 56 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 19 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | — | — | 63 | 95 | 131 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | 453 | 427 | 427 | 461 | 502 | 558 | 527 | — | — | 500 | — | — | — | 496 | 527 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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