
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 307 | 268 | 312 | 322 | 443 | 393 | 346 | 295 | 84 | 186 | 198 | 165 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.49m | 5:04AM1.10m | 5:14PM1.56m | 5:48AM1.21m | 5:56PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.58m | 10:35AM0.60m | 11:57PM0.48m | 11:28AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SE 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
20 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 88 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 16 | S 16 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 9 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 17 | SSE 16 |
5 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 94 | 91 | 71 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | SSE 19 | — | — | — | S 20 |
26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 37 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 120 | 307 | 268 | 312 | 322 | 443 | 393 | 346 | 295 | 114 | 186 | 198 | 165 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 142 | 142 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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