
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
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1462 | 1716 | 1741 | 1711 | 1760 | 1697 | 1732 | 1676 | 1767 | 2108 | 2451 | 2913 | 2969 | 2823 | 2544 | 2330 | 2170 | 2052 | 2052 | 1901 | 1635 | 1411 | 1316 | 1221 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.28m | 00:24AM1.53m | 1:25PM1.33m | 1:18AM1.42m | 2:28PM1.41m | 2:21AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.60m | 7:05AM0.39m | 7:15PM0.62m | 7:54AM0.36m | 8:35PM0.62m | 8:50AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
168 | 137 | 119 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 53 | 46 | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | 1635 | 1411 | 1316 | 1168 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
1462 | 1716 | 1741 | 1711 | 1760 | 1697 | 1732 | 1676 | 1767 | 2108 | 2451 | 2913 | 2969 | 2823 | 2544 | 2330 | 2170 | 2052 | 2052 | 1901 | — | 1221 | 1172 | 1221 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 776 | 776 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 651 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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