Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 41 | 64 | 88 | 91 | 104 | 24 | 25 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.69m | 8:20PM1.50m | 8:45AM1.70m | 8:53PM1.39m | 9:22AM1.68m | 9:25PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.29m | 2:21AM0.25m | 3:02PM0.37m | 2:50AM0.30m | 3:43PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 80 | 55 | 36 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 11 | S 7 | NE 12 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 59 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 42 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 41 | 64 | 88 | 91 | 104 | — | — | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 250 | 1378 | 779 | 373 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 166 | 326 | 587 | 25 | 144 | 134 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
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